Taylor R. Hermes Data-verified

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Assistant Professor of Environmental Archaeology

University of Arkansas

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-23

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13 h-index 52 pubs 722 cited

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Taylor R. Hermes is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Archaeology at the University of Arkansas. His research focuses on the deep history of human-animal-environment interactions, particularly in Central Asia and surrounding regions. Hermes investigates the origins and spread of domestic animals, such as sheep, goats, and chickens, and their impact on ancient human societies and landscapes. His work often integrates archaeological evidence with molecular data, including ancient DNA analysis, to reconstruct past ecological and social dynamics.

Hermes has received federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his research. Notably, he served as PI on a $139,516 grant for "Collaborative Research: Tracing the Rise of Equine Dairying." He also served as Co-PI on two other NSF grants: "SCC-CIVIC-FA Track A: Dynamic Modeling of River Ecosystem Stability" ($700,000) and "SCC-CIVIC-PG Track A: Dynamic Modeling of Alaskan Riverine Ecosystem Stability to Improve Yup'ik Cultural Resiliency" ($75,000).

His scholarly output includes publications on topics such as early dispersal of domestic sheep in Central Asia, the emergence of dairying in the Caucasus and Eurasian steppes, ancient Plasmodium genomes and malaria history, and the development of husbandry strategies in the Kyrgyz Tian Shan. He also leads a research group and collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Hermes's work is characterized by a h-index of 12 and 694 total citations across 52 publications.

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h-index: 13
Publications: 52
Citations: 722

Selected Publications

Reconstruction of the lifeways of Central European Late Bronze Age communities using ancient DNA, isotope and osteoarchaeological analyses (2026)

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Ancient genomes from eastern Kazakhstan reveal dynamic genetic legacy of Inner Eurasian hunter-gatherers (2025)

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Evolutionary history and recurrent host adaptation in ancient <i>Salmonella enterica</i> (2025)

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Rocks and clay: Potters’ technological choices within the cultural dynamics of Bronze Age Kazakhstan (2025)

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Bronze Age <i>Yersinia pestis</i> genome from sheep sheds light on hosts and evolution of a prehistoric plague lineage (2025)

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Genome‐wide population affinities and signatures of adaptation in hydruntines, sussemiones and Asian wild asses (2024)

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Ancient Plasmodium genomes shed light on the history of human malaria (2024)

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Archaeological and molecular evidence for ancient chickens in Central Asia (2024)

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Biomolecular evidence for changing millet reliance in Late Bronze Age central Germany (2024)

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