Gary Hung

Gary is a Taiwanese-Canadian archaeologist, conservator, and first-year Ph.D. student in the Chinese Archaeology program at the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Stanford University. His main research focuses on ancient human migration, human-animal relationships and environmental adaptations through isotope analysis. He is particularly interested in the Austronesian dispersal and the Tapenkeng Culture, which shaped the early Neolithic movements in southeastern Asia, and continues to work on mtDNA extraction and population haplogroup research in Taiwan. Through analyzing human and faunal remains, he hopes to apply interdisciplinary biomolecular methods to explore the matrix of early migration networks in southeast Asia, and subsequently, define their connection to broader adaptation behaviours and dietary changes between early Neolithic China and Taiwan. Prior to joining Stanford, Gary received his MSt in Archaeology from University of Oxford and a joint BA in Anthropology and Archaeology & Heritage Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University. He then worked as a research assistant in Taiwan between National Cheng Kung University and National Museum of Prehistory. Gary has also done fieldworks across Canada, Jordan, United States, Ukraine, and Taiwan.