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Research Areas
Interested in a specific archaeological research area? Find faculty that specialize in that area.
Faculty and students at the Stanford Archaeology Center investigate archaeological sites and research questions across the globe, from prehistory to today.
Region
Period
Prehistory
Classical
Historical
Contemporary - Heritage
Topic
Archaeological Thought and Practice
History of archaeology, theory, visual culture and arts practices
Environment and Society
Human environments, disease, ocean systems and interaction, human mobility, food and foodways
Heritage
World Heritage, indigenous heritage, communities, heritage and ethics, archaeological ethics
Development of Societies
Development of agriculture, development of inequality, archaeology of colonialism, slavery and labor