Phoebe Baker
An Examination of Human Thermal Environments in the Upper Palaeolithic of Central and Eastern Europe
Biography
Phoebe was awarded a First Class BA in Archaeology from the University of Liverpool. She then went on to study an MSc in Early Prehistory and Human Origins at the University of York, for which she was awarded a Distinction.
She now works as a PhD student at the University of Liverpool, investigating how early humans living in Palaeolithic Europe adapted their environments to survive the cold. This involves examining and analysing the extent of the relationship between culture and climate using computer simulation and ethnographic analogy.
At Liverpool, Phoebe is also a co-organiser of the University of Liverpool Evolutionary Anthropology Seminar series, which runs weekly lectures given by international experts in palaeoanthropology.
Phoebe also has experience in research excavation, terrestrial geophysics and has been a co-host of The EXARC Show, a podcast run by EXARC, since 2020. Outside of work, she is a keen gardener and hobby seamstress.
Research interests
- Palaeolithic Archaeology, particularly focusing on the Upper Palaeolithic
- Climatic Reconstruction and Simulation
- Human Thermal Environments
- Cold Adaptation, including the use of shelter, clothing and fire.
- Open-Air Structures of the Upper Palaeolithic
- Perishable Material Culture and the ‘Missing Majority’
- Ethnographic Analogy and Hunter-Gatherer Culture and Technology.