Marie Orange

Dr. Marie Orange is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at UNE's School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, specializing in lithic analysis and obsidian provenance studies. Her research reconstructs socioeconomic systems through exhaustive geochemical characterization of assemblages, focusing on Neolithic-Bronze Age sites in the Southern Caucasus and Iran. Qualifications include a PhD in Archaeological Sciences.

Primary research areas:

• Prehistoric lithic economies
• Multi-platform analytical strategies
• Obsidian sourcing methodologies
• Ancient trade networks