via University of Sydney, 06 September 2022: A profile on Dr Melandri Vlok, a bioarchaeologist who works in Southeast Asia
Dr Melandri Vlok, a bioarchaeologist and an expert in ancient skeletons in the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre explains her fascinating field.
I am a jack of all trades and I research evidence of any disease or trauma in Asia’s prehistory. I have excavated human remains buried in large ceramic jars dated to 2000 years ago in the Philippines including an individual with such severe leg trauma they required advanced care for the rest of their life, I have identified the oldest evidence of malaria in Southeast Asia dating to 7000 years ago and also found evidence of rickets and respiratory diseases from Mongolia well before Chinggis Khan (Genghis Khan) was even alive.
Source: What is a bioarchaeologist? – The University of Sydney
