Dr. Yin Lam

Biography

Yin Lam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Victoria. With a PhD from Stony Brook, his research interests focus primarily on Archaeology, Zooarchaeology, and Palaeoanthropology. Lam has dedicated significant efforts to understanding early hominin behavior, taphonomy, and the differential preservation of faunal remains. His regional expertise lies in sub-Saharan Africa, where he has actively participated in various fieldwork projects in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa. His dissertation revolved around cementum increment formation in South African bovids, conducted while at the Iziko South African Museum in collaboration with the University of Cape Town. Lam is involved in ongoing projects, including studies of faunal assemblages excavated at a Pleistocene site in Dayan, Guangxi, China, and is collaborating on the Eastern Boeotia Archaeological Project at UVic, offering opportunities for graduate students in the analysis of prehistoric sites. He has published numerous works on bone density studies, taphonomic processes, and archaeological insights into ancient human behavior, contributing significantly to the fields of environmental archaeology and zooarchaeological methodology.

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