Research Map
Fifteen researchers associated with the Archaeological Research Facility were awarded Stahl Research funding in 2025
| Grace Erny | Faculty | Studying the Ceramics from an Open-Air Sanctuary at Anavlochos, East Crete; A New Environmental and Archaeological Survey in Eastern Attica (ARTEMIS) |
| Junko Habu | Faculty | Changes in Settlememt-Subsistence Practice in Prehistoric Japan |
| Christine Hastorf | Faculty | Analysis, Curation, presentation, and assessment of two long term archaeological projects |
| Rosemary A. Joyce | Faculty | Networks of City Life in Classic Maya Chiapas: Women as Social Agents |
| Lisa Maher | Faculty | Early Occupants of Cyprus: Coastal Arrivals and Inland Explorations |
| Jordan Brown | Graduate Student | Timing and cause of local aggradation on the Erbil Plain |
| Yesenia Brambila | Graduate Student | The Deme Calendars of 5th-4th Century BCE Attica |
| Melanie Cootsona | Graduate Student | Community Engagement and Traditional Knowledge at Picuris Pueblo, NM |
| Madolyn Hyytiainen-Jacobson | Graduate Student | Tomb 100 at Aidonia: Understanding Formation Processes |
| Brianna Jones | Graduate Student | Ancient Seafaring Explorers of Cyprus (ASEC) : 2025 Pilot Survey |
| Francesca LaPasta | Graduate Student | Living under Lock and Key: Slavery and Security in the Houses of Pompeii |
| Emily (Milly) McKenzie | Graduate Student | Investigating Formative Period Engagement with Lakeshore Plants on the Taraco Peninsula |
| Leah Packard Grams | Graduate Student | Excavations in the Dakhlah Oasis: Amheida 2025 |
| Sandra Oseguera Sotomayor | Graduate Student | Sustainability and Persistence: Traditional Agricultural Practices of the Zapotec People of Oaxaca and Their Material Signature on the Landscape |
| Jeffrey Allan Seckinger | Graduate Student | Exploring skeletal and dental growth in Rural Medieval Italy: Stress and the Intersectionality of Age, Gender, and Religious Status |
2024
- M. Cootsona, Birds, Reciprocity and Knowledge Exchange in Northern NM : Zooarchaeology and Oral Histories at Picuris Pueblo. -- Summary only
- G. Erny, Studying the Pottery from an Open-Air Sanctuary at Anavlochos, Crete. -- Summary only
- C. Hastorf, Sample Processing and Curation from recent TAP fieldwork. -- Summary only
- R. Joyce, City Life at Classic Maya Palenque, Mexico. -- Summary only
- L. Maher, Ancient Seafaring Explorers of Cyprus Project. -- Video recording
- E. McKenzie, Archaeobotanical Sample Processing, Taraco Archaeological Project. -- Stahl Research Report
- T. Peña, Pompeii Artifact Life History Project (PALHIP). -- Video recording
- K. Shelton, Nemea, Sanctuary of Zeus Excavations at 100. -- Stahl Research Report
- J. Sunseri, Community Accountable Archaeological Partnership with Shingle Springs Band of Miwok and Colfax-Todds Valley Consolidated Tribes. -- Summary only
2023
- B. Blackman, Demystifying the origin of the highly divergent chloroplast sequence found in Mexican archaeological sunflower remains . -- Summary only
- C. Hastorf, The Taraco Archaeological Project 2023 field work: Reconstructing Animal, Plant, and Landscape Domestication and Management Processes at the Onset of Agriculture in the Lake Titicaca Basin. . -- Summary only
- L. Maher, Ancient Seafaring Explorers of Cyprus: Coastal Cliffhangers of the Epipalaeolithic. -- Summary only
- J. Marrero-Rosado, Proyecto Bioarqueológico del Viejo San Juan. -- Stahl Research Report
- E. McKenzie, Taraco Archaeological Project. -- Summary only
- L. Packard-Grams, New Light on Scribal Practice in the Dakhla Oasis (Excavations at Amheida, Egypt)). -- Summary only
- J. Peña, Pompeii Artifact Life History Project 2023. -- Summary only
- K. Shelton, Excavation and Conservation of the Early Christian Basilica, Sanctuary of Zeus, Ancient Nemea. -- Summary only
- J. Sunseri, Cultural Fire as Preservation. -- Summary only
2022
- M. Diaz-Longo, Material Culture and Archaeology of Citizenship on the United States/Mexico Border. -- Stahl Research Report
- C. Hastorf, Reconstructing Animal, Plant, and Landscape Management Processes at the Onset of Food Production in the Lake Titicaca Basin. -- Summary only
- R. Joyce, City life at Classic Maya Palenque, Mexico. -- Stahl Research Report
- R. Levitan, Pasquino Group Research in Sperlonga, Italy. -- Summary only
- J. Marrero-Rosado, Geophysical Survey of a Choleric Mass Grave in San Juan, Puerto Rico. -- Stahl Research Report
- K. Shelton, Excavation and Conservation of the Early Christian Basilica, Sanctuary of Zeus, Ancient Nemea. -- Stahl Research Report
- A. White, Gazelle Tooth Enamel Stable Isotope as a Paleoclimate Proxy at Kharaneh IV, Jordan. -- Stahl Research Report
2020
- S. Agarwal, Whole Epigenome Pilot Study from Medieval Italy.
- W. Alders, Inland Zanzibar Archaeological Survey.
- A. Apodaca, Archaeological Research on Traditional Stewardship and Foodways: Perspectives from the Elkhorn Slough Estuary.
- B. Blackman, Building a genomic resource to support aDNA studies of an extinct North American crop.
- A. Brown, Taste and Technique: The Socioeconomics of Food Preparation within the Pompeian Home in the First Century CE.
- J. Brown, Canals, Karez, and Pumps: Irrigation and Hydrology on the Erbil Plain.
- J. Habu, Archaeological Approaches to Continuity and Change in Landscape Practice: Examples from Northeastern Japan.
- C. Hastorf, Reconstructing Animal, Plant, and Landscape Domestication and Management Processes at the Onset of Agriculture in the Lake Titicaca Basin.
- R. Joyce, City Life at Classic Maya Palenque.
- S. Knutson, A Social Network Analysis Approach to Itinerant Objects Between Medieval Eurasia and the Caliphate.
- R. Luccarelli, The Book of the Dead in 3D 2.0.
- L. Maher, Ancient Seafaring Explorers of Cyprus: Cliffhangers of the Coastal Epipalaeolithic. -- Video recording
- E. Miron, History and Archaeological Heritage Among the Chol: Ethnographic dialogues in Northern Chiapas, Mexico.
- J. Obert, Violence and State Formation on Crete in the Age of Hoplite Warfare, 700-400 BCE.
- C. Redmount, Deciphering an Ancient Egyptian Town: The El Hibeh Project & The Abydos Temple Paper Archive (ATPA) Project.
- K. Shelton, TAPHOS. Tombs of Aidonia Preservation, Heritage, and Exploration Synergasia, 2020 Season.
- B. Siegel, The Hydrological Legacy of Sugar Planting in St. Croix: a Soil Probing Study.
- V. Slotten, Resilience in a Volcanic Landscape: Ancient Households and Foodways at Sitio Bolivar.
- T. Trombley, Refining chronologies of the medieval multi-faith cemetery of Largo Cândido dos Reis, Santarém, Portugal. .
- W. White, Estate Little Princess Field School, 2020.
- A. White, An Investigation of the Role of Climate Change During the Development of Sedentism in Southwest Asia.
2019
- G. Breger, The Ziqpu-stars and Cuneiform Knowledge: Meaning, Applications, Contexts.
- J. Brown, Distributional (Siteless) Survey in the Environs of Kharaneh IV.
- A. Brown, Investigating Food Preparation Strategies within the Pompeian Home in the 1st Century CE.
- M. Castillo, A Revolution in Ruins: Historical Archaeology of Land Reform in Southwestern Queretaro, Mexico.
- F. De Pena, Communities of Practice at Kharaneh IV: Flintknapping and Skill Acquisition.
- M. Grone, Morphometric Analysis of Littleneck clams (Leukoma Staminea) from Tomales Bay.
- J. Habu, Residential Mobility, Food Diversity and Landscape Practice at the Goshono Site, Iwate Prefecture.
- R. Lucarelli, The Book of the Dead in 3D.
- J. Lyons, Archaeometallurgy and Historical Ecology on the 5th and 6th Century Osaka Plain.
- L. Maher, Ancient Explorers of Cyprus: Traversing Land and Sea in the Epipalaeolithic.
- N. Meyer, Pottery Analysis at Early Cycladic Dhaskalio.
- J. Peña, Pompeii Artifact Life History Project: 2019 Field Season. -- Stahl Research Report
- A. Scott, Identification, Institutionalization, and Landscapes of Reuse at Tuberculosis Sanatorium Sites.
- K. Shelton, TAPHOS. Tombs of Aidonia Preservation, Heritage, and Exploration Synergasia, 2019 Season.
- V. Slotten, Resilience and Foodways at La Chiripa, a Prehispanic Household in Arenal, Costa Rica. -- Stahl Research Report
- J. Sunseri, Community-Accountable Archaeology with Community Partners. -- Summary only
- G. Taylor, Wari Foodways: A view from the Urban Core of Huari (AD 600-1000). -- Summary only
- N. Veldhuis, Ancient Animal Vocabulary. -- Stahl Research Report
- D. Wheeler, (Re)Performing Death in the Mycenaean World.
- W. White, Estate Little Princess Field School.
2018
- S. Agarwal, Health and Social Identity in the Middle Ages of Rural Italy.
- A. Danis, Creative Approaches to Engaged Research in Archaeology.
- K. Lightfoot, Study of Bulk Sediment Samples from West Berkeley Shell Mound.
- C. Lowman, Marking Ownership on Ainu Objects: Museum Collections in the United States .
- L. Maher, Ancient Explorers of Cyprus: Traversing Land and Sea in the Epipalaeolithic (2018 Season).
- K. Shelton, TAPHOS 2018 Season in Aidonia Greece.
2017
- A. Danis, Collaborative Research and Creative Practice at Pueblo de Abiquiú, New Mexico.
- L. Gill, Human-Environment Interaction in Nicaragua: A Historical Ecology Approach.
- D. Hyde, Samuel Adams Limekiln Archaeology Project. -- Video recording
- C. Lowman, Community Networks and Endurance Tactics at the Stanford Arboretum Chinese Quarters.
- R. Lucarelli, The Book of the Dead in 3D. Visualizing the ancient Egyptian magic for the dead . -- Summary only
- K. Shelton, TAPHOS. Tombs of Aidonia Preservation, Heritage, and explOration Synergasia.
- L. Trever, Pañamarca Collections Storage Management Project.
2016
- L. Johnson, Communities of Practice in the Western Maya Lowlands.
2015
- S. Agarwal, A Bioarchaeological Study of Growth, Aging, and Lifestyle in Medieval Rural Italy.
- C. Hastorf, Report for Stahl Foundation about the past four years of research on the Taraco Peninsula, Bolivia..
- M. Weber, XRF Analysis of Late Bronze and Iron Age Ceramics from West-Central Syria.
2014
- A. Cantazariti, Middle Bronze Age Ceramic Vessels from Kamid el-Loz. -- Stahl Research Report
- C. Chilcote, A Biocultural Approach to Social Identity at Historical Middenbeemster.
- M. Cradic, Funerary Practices and Personhood: Bronze Age Burial Assemblages from Tel Megiddo, Israel..
- J. Crisostomo, Bilingual Education in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia: The Exemplars in the British Museum, London.. -- Stahl Research Report
- K. Shelton, The Prehistoric Origins and Early Historic Development of The Pan-Hellenic Sanctuary of Zeus:Excavation of Ancient Nemea. -- Stahl Research Report
- N. Veldhuis, Lexical Texts from Jena. -- Stahl Research Report
- E. Weaverdyck, Isolation or Integration? A Spatial-Analytic Approach to the Local Impact of the Roman Army on the Northern Frontier.. -- Stahl Research Report
2013
- K. Neumann, Visual Analysis of Materials from Neo-Assyrian Temples and Archival Document Consultation.. -- Stahl Research Report
- T. Pena, The Pompeii Artifact Life History Project..
- B. Porter, Subsistence and Social Life on the Edge of Empires: The Dhiban Project’s 2013 Season.. -- Stahl Research Report
2012
- N. Veldhuis, Royal Lexicography at the Assyrian Court. -- Stahl Research Report
- B. Voytek, Analysis of Chipped Stone Tools from the Tisza Culture Site of Hodmezovasarhely-Gorzsa, Hungary: 2011, 2012. -- Stahl Research Report
2011
- S. Agarwal, Bone Growth, Maintenance and Loss in the Neolithic Community of Çatalhöyük, Turkey: Preliminary Results. -- Stahl Research Report
- B. Voytek, Lithics Analysis at Grotta Dell 'Edera, Italy.. -- Stahl Research Report
2009
- A. Farahani, Digging Deeper: Technical Reports from the Dhiban Excavation and Development Project (2004 - 2009).. -- Stahl Research Report
- J. Pena, Investigating Food Preparation Strategies within the Pompeian Home in the 1st Century CE. -- Summary only
Research Reports
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