Dr. Durband is a paleoanthropologist who has conducted research on ancient human remains in Indonesia, Europe, and Australia. His research interests include the origins of modern humans, the biology of early Australians, and virtual anthropology. Dr. Durband was a Fulbright senior scholar to Australia in 2014, and during his fellowship he worked with the skeletons from the site of Roonka in South Australia. He has CT scanned over 300 skeletons of ancient Australians, including the earliest known human remains from that continent.