Chung-Chieh Gary Hung

Gary Hung is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Chinese Archaeology program at the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Stanford University. His main research focuses on the past human migration by exploring human-animal relationships and environmental adaptations. He is particularly interested in the Austronesian dispersal and the Tapenkeng Culture that shaped the early Neolithic settlements in Taiwan. By utilizing faunal and human remains, he hopes to integrate interdisciplinary molecular methods to explore the matrix of early migration networks in southeast Asia, and subsequently, define their connection to broader adaptation behaviours and cultural influences. Gary has done fieldworks in Canada, Jordan, United States, Ukraine, and Taiwan. 

Prior to joining Stanford, Gary received his MSt in Archaeology from University of Oxford and a joint BA in Anthropology and Archaeology & Heritage Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University. He then worked as a research assistant between National Cheng Kung University and National Museum of Prehistory in Taiwan.