{"id":5436,"date":"2023-03-24T15:33:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T19:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/?post_type=person&#038;p=5436"},"modified":"2025-03-13T10:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:31:01","slug":"emerson-richards","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/person\/emerson-richards\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerson Richards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Emerson Richards is a current MA student specializing in Historical Archaeology and ArcGIS applications at the University of Central Florida, working with Dr. John Walker. She received her PhD in Comparative Literature, focusing on medieval manuscripts, from Indiana University (2020), and MA (2013) and BAs from the University of Florida in English, Medieval Studies, and Geography (2011, 2022).<\/p>\n<p>Her most recent post in Special Collections librarianship has been as Rare Books Cataloguer at Pembroke College, Cambridge. She is also a Certified Environmental Inspector and has worked in the rare book trade for several years. These three disparate career paths converge at the center of conservation of resources and presenting information to diverse audiences through objective data analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Her MA thesis will use historical archaeology as a methodology, applying it to the 1575 Spanish edition of Peter Apian&#8217;s <em>Cosmographia<\/em>, a textbook presenting quantitative and qualitative descriptions of the European encounter with the New World. She is particularly interested in working with the historical coordinates, out of 360 degrees and set to a meridian in the Canary Islands, that accompany a list of toponyms some of which do not have readily apparent modern analogs using GIS.<\/p>\n<p>While at UCF, she has been the recipient of the Dean&#8217;s Fellowship (2024) and the Indiana University- Lilly Library Mendel Fellowship (2025) to support her current research. She has also participated in Season 9 of the Cape Canaveral Archaeological Mitigation Project (CCAMP) as a Crew Chief.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"735\" class=\"img-fluid alignleft wp-image-6166 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Emerson_Field-1-e1741101365284.jpg\" alt=\"Three people at an archaeological site; two standing under a canopy, one crouching in a square excavation area with tools and equipment.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Emerson_Field-1-e1741101365284.jpg 715w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Emerson_Field-1-e1741101365284-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Emerson_Field-1-e1741101365284-200x206.jpg 200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 715px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 715\/735;\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Research Interests\/Specializations:<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Historical Archaeology<\/li>\n<li>ArcGIS<\/li>\n<li>Cultural Heritage Management\/ Cultural Resource Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.emersonrichards.com\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tCheck out Dr. Emerson Richards&#8217; current projects and interests!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr. Emerson Richards is a current MA student specializing in Historical Archaeology and ArcGIS applications at the University of Central Florida, working with Dr. John Walker. 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