Introducing Annemieke Milks

 

As a kid my parents were constantly taking us to archaeological sites and museums in the USA and in Europe. I was always grabbed by imagining what life was like for people in the past, and especially for prehistoric people. Because I was also a violinist, I didn't have much time to study archaeology seriously - though I did dream of going to the Crow Canyon field school. During my undergrad years at the University of Michigan, while studying music I took a great course in Mesoamerican archaeology and it sewed a seed for later years. After an injury meant I needed to give up my career as a violinist, I decided to pursue that dream of archaeological research. It has grown into a passion for human evolution and in particular early hunting strategies and the use of wood as a raw material.