There are still many questions that need to be answered about the lives of the pre-Hispanic peoples of the southwest Ecuador. In particular, there are few archaeological studies that focus on the socio-cultural complexity and belief systems of the...
The Archaic Period in the Andes is characterized as a time of increasing social complexity. Unfortunately, these mobile foraging groups have been understudied in the Eastern Andes, especially in Bolivia. This bioarchaeological analysis uses an emb...
Bronze Age China has consistently been an area of research foci for both domestic and international researchers. However, paleopathological analysis of certain cultures within the "Northern Zone" is relatively new and demands scholarly exploration...
Salango is an archaeological site on the coast of Ecuador that has been inhabited for thousands of years by multiple different cultures, including the Guangala (100 BCE- 400 CE). While research about mortuary treatment and socio-cultural character...
Salango is an archaeological site on the coast of Ecuador that has been inhabited for thousands of years by multiple different cultures, including the Guangala (100 BCE- 400 CE). While research about mortuary treatment and socio-cultural character...
Bioarchaeological study is on the rise in West Africa, with a focus on human migration, diet, and environmental reconstructions. Oftentimes these analyses focus on the broader patterns, obscuring the individual lives in the process. This study foc...
This project addresses the structural violence inherent in the lack of preservation of the unmarked enslaved burial ground at the Rural Hill Plantation in Huntersville, North Carolina. When burial grounds of the enslaved are unmarked the legacy of...
