Robert Cook

Robert Cook is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Ohio State University, College of Arts and Sciences. His research examines family structures, political dynamics, and inter-regional interactions in early farming societies, with fieldwork focused on Mississippian and Fort Ancient cultures.

Cook employs experimental archaeology and landscape analysis to study settlement patterns and mortuary practices. He advises six graduate students, including Grace Conrad and Benjamin Cross, and has supervised PhDs on topics like Neolithic monuments. No awards or recent articles are listed, but his work contributes to Ohio Valley prehistory and public archaeology.