Taylor R. Hermes Source Confirmed

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Assistant Professor of Environmental Archaeology

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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12 h-index 51 pubs 684 cited

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Taylor R. Hermes's research investigates the emergence and intensification of animal husbandry practices across Eurasia, with a particular focus on the role of domestic animals in past human societies. His work utilizes a combination of archaeological evidence and molecular analyses, including ancient DNA, to reconstruct these historical processes. Recent publications have explored the early dispersal of domestic sheep into Central Asia, the development of dairying in the Caucasus and Eurasian steppes, and the history of chicken domestication in Central Asia. Hermes also studies the impact of infectious diseases on past populations, examining ancient Plasmodium genomes to understand the history of human malaria and investigating Bronze Age Yersinia pestis genomes from sheep in relation to prehistoric plague lineages.

His research group is actively engaged in projects that trace the rise of specific animal husbandry techniques, such as equine dairying, and analyze diverse husbandry strategies employed during the Final Bronze Age in regions like the Kyrgyz Tian Shan. Hermes has secured significant federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support his research. Notably, he served as PI on a $139,516 grant for "Collaborative Research: Tracing the Rise of Equine Dairying" and as Co-PI on a $700,000 award for "SCC-CIVIC-FA Track A: Dynamic Modeling of River Ecosystem Stability." His scholarly contributions are reflected in an h-index of 12 and over 684 citations across 51 publications.

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h-index: 12
Publications: 51
Citations: 684

Selected Publications

Ancient genomes from eastern Kazakhstan reveal dynamic genetic legacy of Inner Eurasian hunter-gatherers (2025) DOI
Evolutionary history and recurrent host adaptation in ancient <i>Salmonella enterica</i> (2025) DOI
Rocks and clay: Potters’ technological choices within the cultural dynamics of Bronze Age Kazakhstan (2025) DOI
Bronze Age <i>Yersinia pestis</i> genome from sheep sheds light on hosts and evolution of a prehistoric plague lineage (2025) DOI
Genome‐wide population affinities and signatures of adaptation in hydruntines, sussemiones and Asian wild asses (2024) DOI
Ancient Plasmodium genomes shed light on the history of human malaria (2024) DOI
Archaeological and molecular evidence for ancient chickens in Central Asia (2024) DOI
Biomolecular evidence for changing millet reliance in Late Bronze Age central Germany (2024) DOI