AJ is a 3rd year graduate student that uses fecal molecules to reconstruct ancient population changes. He's also interested in how climate change has impacted people in the past. He has worked in Egypt, Vietnam, the United States, Jordan and currently his living room.
Be sure to check out AJ's "Poopy Archaeology" YouTube channel, where you can find more videos and discussion: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeS_ttoNJWMFzD1o9CfpwBQ
Here's a link to a UC Berkeley news story about AJ's work at Cahokia (with a link to his recent publication on this research in American Antiquity): https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/01/27/new-study-debunks-myth-of-cahokias-...
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To view Episode 3, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZFZdAcKSgA