Bruce Hardy, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Kenyon College, joined the Kenyon faculty in 2004, having previously taught at Kenyon from 1996-98. He holds a B.A. in Anthropology and French from Emory University and M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from Indiana University. He is part of the Environmental Studies faculty at Kenyon and teaches courses on human ecology and human evolution. Trained in paleoanthropology, he has worked extensively on the Paleolithic of Europe and Africa, particularly with early hominids and Neandertals. Recently, his research has focused on understanding the behavioral changes associated with the transition from Neandertals to modern humans.

Education

December 1994—Ph.D. in Anthropology, Indiana University
June 1991—M.A. in Anthropology, Indiana University
May 1988—B.A. with High Honors in Anthropology and French, Emory University

Selected Publications

Bardy, B.L. (2010) Climatic variability and plant food distribution in Pleistocene Europe: Implications for Neanderthal diet and subsistence. Quaternary Science Reviews 29: 662-679.

Haslam, M., Hernandez-Aguilar, A., Ling, V., Carvalho, S., de la Torre, I., deStefano, A., Du, A., Hardy, B., Harris, J., Marchant, L., Matsuzawa, T., MeGrew, W., Mercade, J., Mora, R., Petraglia, R., Roche, H., Visalberghi, E., Warren. R. (2009) Primate Archaeology. Nature 460:339-344.

Hardy, B.L. and Svoboda, J. (2009) Mesolithic Stone Tool Function and Site Types in Northern Bohemia, Czech Republic. In M. Haslam, G. Robertson, A. Crowther, L. Kirkwood, and S. Nugent (Eds.), Archaeological Science Under A Microscope: Studies in Residue and Ancient DNA Analysis in Honour of Tom Loy. University of Queensland Press.

Hardy, B. L., Bolus, M. and Conard, N.J. (2008) Hammer or crescent wrench? Stone tool form and function in the Aurignacian of Southwest Germany. Journal of Human Evolution 54:648-662

Hardy, B.L. (2004) Neanderthal Behaviour and Stone Tool Function at the Middle Paleolithic Site of La Quina, France. Antiquity 78:547-565.

Hardy, B.L., Kay, M., Marks, A.E., and Monigal, K. (2001) Stone tool function at the paleolithic sites of Starosele and Buran Kaya III, Crimea: Behavioral Implications. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 98(19):10972-10977.

Courses Taught

ANTH 111 Introduction to Biological Anthropology
ANTH 220 Anthropology of Food
ANTH 323 Bioarchaeology of Sub-Saharan Africa
ANTH 324 Biocultural Adaptations
ANTH 421 Neanderthals
ANTH 465 History of Anthropological Thought