Vito Hernandez

I am currently an international postgraduate research student pursuing a PhD in Geoarchaeology under the primary supervision of Associate Professor Mike Morley and secondary supervision of Associate Professor Martin Polkinghorne. My PhD explores Pleistocene human occupation and dispersals in Southeast Asia. For my research, I investigate one site in mainland Southeast Asia and another in island Southeast Asia considered to be keys sites for the study of human evolution and dispersals in the region. To study the sites, I primarily use micromorphological and microarchaeological techniques. 

I am also a casual academic at Flinders University. Here, I lecture, tutor, and do scientific demonstration on the following topics: Pleistocene Archaeology in Southeast Asia, Transitions from hunter-gathering to farming in Southeast Asia, Human evolution in Southeast Asia, Sediments in Archaeology (with focus on the tropics), Archaeological micromorphology, Advanced field methods in archaeology, Cultural Resource Management in Southeast Asia, and Miocene Climates and Environments as they relate to Human Evolution.

I have also been a casual professional at Flinders University, where I have engaged in several different roles. The most recent roles involve me assisting with public ourtreach and research activities of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, particularly for the Discipline of Archaeology.