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Biographical Details
Assoc. Prof. Melanie Fillios is an anthropological archaeologist with an interest in the relationship between humans and animals throughout history. She has extensive field experience in Greece and Australia, and has taught a range of theoretical and practical, field-based subjects in the United States and Australia.
Assoc. Prof. Fillios is passionate about all things education. She has a particular fascination with exploring the ways that increased interaction with technology is influencing learning. She is also an avid advocate for sustainability and is intensely interested in exploring the nexus between people, the environment and the increasing role of technology in all aspects of modern life.
Teaching
ARPA 104 Principles and Practices in Archaeology
ARPA 107 Human Evolution
ARPA 307/507 Experimental Archaeology
ARPA 309/509 Zooarchaeology
ARPA 310/510 Archaeology of Food
ARPA 356/556 Archaeology in the Laboratory
Australian Archaeology
Mediterranean Archaeology
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate
Masters
Bachelor, Boise State University
Research Interests
- Zooarchaeology: human-animal-environmental interactions
- Behavioural Ecology and human evolution
- xperimental archaeology
- Holocene Australia and dingoes
- Greek prehistory and the evolution of social complexity
- Anthropological archaeology
- Archaeology and anthropology of food
Approved to Supervise
- Approved PhD/HDR supervisor
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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The teleonome: a framework for understanding animal welfare integrating adaptive capabilities, affective regulation, agency, and environmental affordances
Wilkins, C. L., Henshall, C., Lykins, A. D., Mellor, D. J., Fillios, M. & McGreevy, P. D., 25 Feb 2026, In: Frontiers in Animal Science. 7, p. 1-22 1768519.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dog domestication, from the fierce to the feisty
Fillios, M., 13 Nov 2025, In: Science. 390, 6774, p. 672-673Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Geometric morphometric analysis of cranium shape differences in sheep from colonial Sydney, Australia
Nussbaumer, T. & Fillios, M., 28 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 61, p. 1-14 104876.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Taxonomic tangles posed by human association – the urgent need for an evidence-based review of dingo and domestic dog taxonomy and nomenclature
Cairns, K. M., Letnic, M., Ritchie, E. G., Adams, J. W., Crowther, M. S., Dickman, C. R., Fillios, M., Pascoe, J., Smith, B. P. & Newsome, T. M., 21 Aug 2025, In: Australian Mammalogy. 47, 3, p. 1-14 AM24052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Human-Food-Environmental Nexus: Anthropological Perspectives on the Impact of Human Food Choices Through Time
Fillios, M., 31 Dec 2025, The Changing Food Law Landscape: Food Security, Sustainability and the Environment. Icon, S. B. M. & Lähteenmäki-Uutela, A. (eds.). 1 ed. New York, United States of America: Routledge, p. 51-70Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research
1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Public Lecture, Debate or Seminar
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International Women’s Day, ‘Cracking the Code: Innovation for a Gender Equal Future’.
O'Neill, K. (Speaker), Winter Ziv, G. (Speaker), Moss, B. (Speaker), Davey, C. (Speaker), Fillios, M. (Speaker), Kenny, C. (Speaker) & Thorneycroft, S. (Speaker)
Mar 2023Activity: Talk or Presentation › Public Lecture, Debate or Seminar