Search Results for: archaeology

I am a biological anthropologist who specializes in bioarchaeology, human skeletal biology, paleopathology, and stable isotope science. My primary area of investigation is Andean South America, where I engage in contextually-based research focusing on the analysis of ancient skeletal and mummified remains, in order to explore broader anthropological interests including: the biocultural identification of violence […]

Dr. Marc Maillot received his Ph.D. from Sorbonne University in 2013, and is now an associate member of the UMR 8167 “Orient et Méditerranée” (French National Research Center-CNRS). Before his appointment as a Courtesy Assistant Professor at UCF in 2015, Dr. Maillot conducted seminars on late antiquity urbanism and architecture at Paris-Sorbonne University, and Shendi […]

Brigitte Kovacevich received her BA from the University of Arizona and PhD from Vanderbilt University in 2006. Before coming to University of Central Florida as Assistant Professor in 2015, she taught at Southern Methodist University, Yale University, and the University of Virginia.  She was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor at UCF in 2018.  Dr. […]

Joseph (Seppi) Lehner is an anthropological archaeologist who specializes in early complex societies in the Near East. Seppi finished his PhD at the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and is a past Alexander von Humboldt German Chancellor Fellow at the University of Tübingen and a Senior Fellow at the Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations at […]

Mr. Long began his career at UCF in 1992 and was an instructor of anthropology until his retirement in December 2016.  He received his M.A. from the University of Florida in 1967 and specialized in archaeology.  He taught Biological Anthropology, General Anthropology, Florida Archaeology, North American Archaeology, and Old World Prehistory during his career at […]

Dr. Groff is a senior lecturer of anthropology who specializes in archaeology and bioarchaeology. Dr. Groff received her PhD in Anthropology from the University of Florida in 2015. Her primary area of research utilizes stable isotopes to determine migration and social mobility of ancient individuals. Since 2002, Dr. Groff has participated in many archaeological investigations, […]

Neil Duncan is an archaeologist specializing in paleoethnobotany. He received his PhD in Anthropology at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Duncan served as a Fulbright Research Specialist in Ecuador and was a postdoctoral scholar at the Archaeology Center at Stanford University. Dr. Duncan’s research focuses on the interrelationships of humans and plants in prehistory using micro-remain […]

Dr. Branting is an archaeologist with specializations in the ancient Middle East and geospatial science and has worked on archaeological projects around the world. He holds advanced degrees in archaeology and geography from the University at Buffalo and the University of Chicago. For ten years he served as the Director of the Center for Middle […]

Dr. Callaghan is an anthropological archaeologist who studies Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican societies to understand the origins of social complexity. Dr. Callaghan specializes in the study of the ancient Maya with an emphasis on ceramic analysis. His research on ceramics informs the study of how technology and production contribute to changes in social structure. Dr. Callaghan graduated […]

I am a Professor of Anthropology and in the National Center for Integrated Coastal Research, specializing in archaeology. I joined the UCF faculty in 2007 after receiving Ph.D. and Master’s degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder. I have two primary research sites: the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico, and the Atlantic […]