Archaeology at the University of Florida
Faculty archaeologists conduct research in the Americas (North, Middle, and South America) and Africa . Their research interests include the following topics: archaeological method and theory, archaeology and history, art and architecture, artifact analysis (ceramics, lithics), complex societies, contextual archaeology, ecological and environmental archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, ethnohistory, evolutionary archaeology, foodways, historical anthropology, historical and prehistoric archaeology, historic preservation and heritage management, hunter-gatherers, landscape analysis, materiality, mortuary analysis, political economy, regional and long-term investigations, social organization, spatial analysis, symbolic anthropology, technology, and zooarchaeology. Click here to view the faculty archaeologists.
Florida Museum of Natural History archaeologists conduct research in the Circum-Caribbean area and provide additional expertise in art, economic anthropology, ethnohistory, environmental archaeology, historic and prehistoric archaeology, theory, and zooarchaeology, among other topics.
Department resources include a variety of laboratories for artifact analysis and GIS, opportunities for fieldwork, and museum collections. Click here to view the department's archaeology resources.
Students interested in applying for graduate study are strongly encouraged to contact the archaeologist(s) they would like to work with. Click here for information about the graduate program.
