A5064448649- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Caribbean history, culture, and politics
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade
- Conservation Techniques and Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Economic Zones and Regional Development
- Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2013-2024
Brooklyn College
2000-2020
City University of New York
2000-2020
The Graduate Center, CUNY
2017-2020
University of Calgary
2020
University of Edinburgh
2010
Hunter College
1996
Early settlement in the North Atlantic produced complex interactions of culture and nature. The sustained program interdisciplinary collaboration is intended to focus on ninth‐ 13th‐century sites landscapes highland interior lake basin Mývatn Iceland contribute a long‐term perspective larger issues sustainable resource use, soil erosion, historical ecology global change.
Over the last 10,000 y, humans have manipulated fallow deer populations with varying outcomes. Persian ( Dama mesopotamica ) are now endangered. European dama globally widespread and simultaneously considered wild, domestic, endangered, invasive even national animal of Barbuda Antigua. Despite their close association people, there is no consensus regarding natural ranges or timing circumstances human-mediated translocations extirpations. Our mitochondrial analyses modern archaeological...
Abstract Stratified farm mounds with excellent organic preservation in the Lofoten and Vesteralen islands Arctic Norway provide a long‐term record of changing human use fish. In Norway, zooarchaeological signatures intensive dried fish production extend back into Iron Age, indicating substantial role for cured cod prior to beginning historical stockfish trade c. ad 1200. North Norwegian chieftains late Age Viking periods clearly disposed staple surpluses as well better documented prestige...
Lake Mývatn is an interior highland lake in northern Iceland that forms a unique ecosystem of international scientific importance and surrounded by landscape rich archaeological paleoenvironmental sites. A significant freshwater reservoir effect (FRE) has been identified carbon from the at some Viking (about AD 870–1000) sites wider region (Mývatnssveit). Previous accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) measurements indicated this FRE was about 1500–1900 14 C yr. Here, we present results study...
AbstractThe 'Landscapes of Settlement Project' has carried out archaeological and paleoenvironmental research in the Lake Mývatn region N. Iceland since 1996. Animal bone collections dating from late 9th century to early 13th AD have been recovered five sites different ecological zones around lake, three these provide multiple phases datable through radiocarbon, artefacts, volcanic tephra. Modern systematic biological geological investigations district date 19th a detailed picture recent...
Geomorphological maps and nine soil profiles containing 92 tephra layers have been examined to explore the nature of medieval environmental change in Þjórsárdalur, Iceland, where farms are thought abandoned after massive fall from eruption Hekla 1104 A.D. This paper presents evidence for continued human activity area two centuries following eruption, indicating that utilization region changed another major episode volcanic fallout 1300 The proposes measures were taken fourteenth century...
In the aftermath of forced evacuation island Barbuda due to Hurricane Irma, Barbudan people have experienced an exile and return a ‘new’ geographical, political, economic context, albeit on same island. With specter climate change potential impacts communities nations, we use Barbuda, sister Antigua in Lesser Antilles, examine trajectory nomadic identities as they navigate changes that threaten contemporary land relationships culture. Since its first permanent settlement 17th Century,...
This paper reports on the zooarchaeological and archaeobotanical remains from initial season of excavations at Norse period site Undir Junkarinsfløtti in Faroe islands. These represent first analysis undertaken for Faroes only third assemblage published The excavated deposits are described key findings palaeoenvironmental highlighted within context wider North Atlantic environmental archaeology period.
Across the Caribbean, widespread presence of canine remains at archaeological sites from Salado id period raises questions about role "man's best friend." Dog (Canis familiaris) have been found located in both refuse middens and burials adjacent to human graves a number French Antilles Barbuda, West Indies. This paper will critically examine dog discuss varied duality dog's Saladoid world: food source lifelong companion. The importance dogs within Amerindian Saint Martin, Guadeloupe...
This research documented the history of landscape transformation on island Barbuda in Lesser Antilles, Caribbean through cross-disciplinary approaches. Excavations confirmed a human presence for seasonal exploitation conch meat and other molluscs during Archaic Age (c.3000–500 BC), but more substantial impacts to terrestrial ecosystems likely began Ceramic (c.500 BC–AD 1500). Our combined sedimentary charcoal records revealed that human-induced environmental transformations with peoples as...
Contemporary climate dynamics of the circum-Caribbean region are characterised by significant precipitation variability on interannual and interdecadal timescales controlled primarily El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Atlantic Multidecadal (AMO). However, our understanding pre-industrial in is hampered sparse geographic distribution palaeoclimate archives. Here, we present a high-resolution reconstruction effective for Barbuda since mid-16th century, based biostratigraphic stable isotope...
Abstract Zooarchaeology is a potentially critical tool for the reconstruction of past regional landscapes. The sub‐field increasingly being asked to contribute long‐term studies human interaction with environment associated national and international investigations future global change. Inter‐site comparison animal bone collections (archaeofaunas) central such approaches. However, zooarchaeologists have identified many factors deposition, attrition, recovery analysis that might appear make...
Abstract Reliable ageing techniques for wild animals are notoriously challenging to develop because of the scarcity sizeable collections known‐age specimens. Without such it is difficult reconstruct hunting patterns, which a significant problem examination assemblages from pre‐farming cultures. This paper presents new method, based on mandibular tooth eruption and wear, assessing age fallow deer. The method was developed large collection ( n = 156) Dama dama specimens, has been blind tested...
Cultural heritage and local ecological knowledge under threat: Two Caribbean examples from Barbuda Puerto Rico Rebecca Boger, Sophia Perdikaris, Isabel Rivera-Collazo Abstract While the impacts to infrastructures in by Hurricanes Irma Maria have received attention news media, less has been reported about of these catastrophic events on tangible intangible cultural islands. This report provides an assessment storms; heritageincludeshistoricbuildings, museums, monuments, documents other...
The development of specialized and commercial fishing activity in the island archipelago Lofoten Vesterålen northern Norway is a critical foundation from which to understand subsequent spread across north Atlantic region during medieval early modern period. One little understood aspect this relationship between stations (fiskevaer) earlier activity. In article, cultural sediment deposits at Langenesværet, Vesterålen, Northern provide an opportunity examine its implications for current...
AbstractExcavations in 1990 North-West Iceland documented a stratified series of small turf structures and associated midden deposits at the eroding beach Akurvík which date from 11th–13th to 15th–16th centuries AD. The site reflects long discontinuous occupations, probably with seasonal fishing. shell sand matrix had allowed excellent organic preservation an archaeofauna over 100,000 identifiable fragments was recovered. collections are dominated by fish, mainly Atlantic cod, but...
The island of Barbuda has a relatively unique history, land tenure and geography. Unlike its Caribbean counterparts, the is not suited to large-scale agriculture due arid climate thin soils. Instead, enslaved eventually free people developed complex herding ecology centered on common ownership. As result, carefully designed historic wells are strategically located around island. With challenges brought about by change, an interdisciplinary, international team led Research Complex...
"Commons in a Cold Climate: Coastal Fisheries and Reindeer Pastoralism North Norway—the Co-management Approach." Arctic, Antarctic, Alpine Research, 33(1), p. 114
Abstract In this contribution, we present a methodological approach to the identification of pre‐Columbian Caribbean fisheries and examine interrelationships exploitation according size for eight fish families, in diachronic perspective Lesser Antilles. Based on principles growth allometries, biometric repositories have been reconstructed modern families that represent different ecological environments: Holocentridae, Serranidae, Carangidae, Lutjanidae, Haemulidae, Scaridae, Acanthuridae,...
Barbuda and Antigua's national animal is the fallow deer, Dama dama dama, a species native to eastern Mediterranean that has been transported around world by people during last 8000 years. The timing circumstances which deer came be established on are currently uncertain but, examining documentary, osteological genetic evidence, this paper will consider validity of existing theories. It review dynamics human–Dama relationships from 1500s AD present day how meaning attached changed through...