Teaching Fellow
Contact
Room 2C15
Tel +64 3 556 6379
Email tash.phillips@otago.ac.nz
Research interests
- Taphonomy, formation theory and process studied through the application of experimental, and geoarchaeological methods
- Chronometric methods, application, and development
- Cultural landscapes and the interweaving of past and living memories
- Landscape archaeology, geospatial analysis and geodatabase development
- Digital archaeology and communication
- Early human behavioural origins
- Food-producing societies, meaning, and practice
- Human-environment interaction through adaptation and niche construction
Her mahi in research and teaching integrates interdisciplinary approaches with a keen interest in indigenous, community and heritage perspectives.
Teaching
- ANTH 106 Human Origins and Civilisations (Contributing Lecturer)
- ANTH 204 Pacific and New Zealand Archaeology (Contributing Lecturer)
- ANTH 208 Archaeological Methods (Contributing Lecturer)
- ANTH 324 Archaeological Practice (Contributing Lecturer)
- ANTH 330 New Zealand Archaeology (Contributing Lecturer)
- ANTH 430 Advanced New Zealand Archaeology (Contributing Lecturer)
Publications
Shaw, M., Phillips, N., Ames, C. H. J., & Mackay, A. (2026). Spatial and temporal scales of patterning in open-air surface scatters along the Doring River, South Africa. Journal of Archaeological Method & Theory, 33, 3. doi: 10.1007/s10816-025-09736-2 Journal - Research Article