Elizabeth Lawton-Matthews

Elizabeth is an Irish archaeologist and teacher and is currently traveling long-term. She holds both a BA and MA in Archaeology from University College Dublin, and a PhD in Archaeology from the University of Groningen, all of which were supported by scholarships. Her specialities are European Prehistory and the Mesolithic period in particular, Hokkaido prehistory and the Jōmon period of Japan, hunter-gatherers, and burial practices. She enjoys watching independent films, visiting museums and monuments, bouldering, and sleeping. She also loves languages and has studied, to B1 level or higher, Irish, French, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. Her proudest achievement to date is her 3-year Duolingo streak.