His research concentrates on aspects related to the Paleolithic art of Europe and Australian rock art, as well as general theoretical aspects of archaeological research. He has conducted fieldwork in Germany, Thailand, Australia, and the Philippines. In 2014, he published the co-edited volume Southern Asia, Australia, and the Search for Human Origins. Currently, he is based at the University of Tübingen as an Alexander von Humboldt research fellow. Follow him on Twitter @martinporr.