Associate Professor of Anthropology Shinu Abraham used her expertise in ancient Indian Ocean trade to summarize recent developments in the field in an article published in the Annual Review of Anthropology, “Recent Developments in the Archaeology of Long-Distance Connections Across the Ancient Indian Ocean”
Abraham is an archaeologist specializing in early South Asian glass and glass bead production to understand regional and maritime production and exchange networks around the Indian Ocean region. She holds a Ph.D. in anthropology and is the senior editor of “Connections and Complexity: New Approaches to the Archaeology of South and Central Asia” and co-editor of the special edition of the journal Archeological Research in Asia on Indian Ocean bead trade. She is also the recipient of both National Science Foundation and National Geographic grants.