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Biography

Dr. Taylor’s research focuses on the relationship between humans and animals, with a topical focus on horses and animal domestication, and a technical emphasis on archaeozoology,Ìýglacial archaeology,Ìýarchaeological science, and emerging technologies. He has ongoing field projects in the Great Plains and the American Southwest as well as Mongolia and the Steppes of Central Asia. He also conducts museum collections research in China, Australia, and South America.

Related Media

• Horses in the North American West - ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Museum of Natural History
• "" - The Conversation
• - History Nebraska
• - National Geographic
• - The Diplomat
• - National Museum of Mongolia
• - The Guardian

Graduate Studies Information

Areas of Research

• ÌýÌýÌý Great Plains and the American Southwest
• ÌýÌýÌý Mongolian Altai
• ÌýÌýÌý Australia
• ÌýÌýÌý Kyrgyzstan
• ÌýÌýÌý China and the Silk Road

Working with Dr. Taylor

Dr. Taylor is currently working on establishing an Archaeozoology and ZooMS laboratory at the University of Colorado. Ongoing research projects explore the role of horses in human societies in East Asia (Mongolia/China), Australia, and the introduction of domestic horses, donkeys, and mules into the Americas.

Dr. Taylor is looking for graduate students with an interest in:

• ÌýÌýÌý Plains/Southwest archaeology
• ÌýÌýÌý Historical archaeology of the Americas
• ÌýÌýÌý Animal domestication
• ÌýÌýÌý Archaeozoology
• ÌýÌýÌý 3D and emerging technologies in museum studies
• ÌýÌýÌý Asian and Australian archaeology