Michaela Heale

My PhD focuses on the later prehistory of coastal North Africa, investigating internal and external dynamics by way of spatial and statistical modelling. This is with a view to understand not only interpersonal but also human-environment interactions.

I have a dual passion for computational methodologies and theoretical exploration, specifically with a postcolonial lens. My research interests also include frontier studies, mortuary practices, and the social life of food. 

I have previously had the opportunity to work on the Sutherland Reburials Project, led by Prof. Victoria Gibbon at the University of Cape Town, as an undergraduate archaeological researcher.