Dr Carly Ameen (she/her)

Carly Ameen (she/her) is a bioarchaeologist, specialising in human-animal relationships. She is an expert on the application of geometric morphometrics (GMM) to the study of archaeological materials and a founding memeber of the Centre for HumAnE Bioarchaeology. Some of her most significant work has been on exploring the anthropogenic evolution of our closest domestic companions, namely dogs, and horses.  Her other area of interest surrounds the application of digital technolgoies, particulalry radiography (xray and CT) to the study of both heritage and forensic materials. She is the Director of the SHArD 3D Lab.

Alongside academic research, Carly is strongly committed to public engagement and knowledge exchange, regularly contributing to national and international media through television, radio, podcasts, and print journalism. Through these platforms, she communicates archaeological research to broad audiences, shaping public understanding of human–animal relationships and the relevance of bioarchaeology to contemporary society. You can see some of her work covered in The Conversation, The New York Times, and on BBC's Countryfile and Digging for Britain. 

Biography:

Carly was appointed as a lecturer at Exeter in October 2022. She holds degrees in bioarchaeology and anthropology and completed her PhD at the University of Liverpool in 2018 as part of the NERC funded “Deciphering Dog Domestication” project after study at the University of Aberdeen (MSc 2014) and Williams College (BA 2011). Her doctoral research focused on exploring the morphometric variability in prehistoric New World dogs, and investigated how changes in canid morphology can reflect changes in the cultural, technological and economic use of dogs in the Americas. She joined the department in Exeter in 2018 as a research associate on the AHRC 'Exploring the Easter E.g.' project, and from 2019-2022 worked as a research fellow and project officer for the AHRC project 'Warhorse: The Archaeology of a Military Revolution'.