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Ben Vining is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and core faculty in the Environmental Dynamics program at the University of Arkansas. His research integrates archaeological approaches with paleoclimatology and geospatial modeling to understand long-term human-environmental relationships. He leads a multi-institutional project examining agroecological dynamics in Chicama Valley, Peru, supported by NSF and NASA-ROSES grants.
- PhD in Anthropology from Boston University
- Focus on Andean regions with additional research in Mediterranean, Near East, and Asia
- Specializes in GIS, remote sensing, agent-based models, and paleoclimatic proxy analysis
His recent publications demonstrate strong focus on El Niño Southern Oscillation impacts, Andean ecological refugia, and socio-environmental modeling. Key methodologies include satellite imagery analysis (ASTER, Sentinel 2), sediment core studies, and computational simulations of preindustrial societies.
Professional affiliations include Society for American Archaeology, Institute for Andean Studies, and Register of Professional Archaeologists. Courses taught range from undergraduate Introduction to Archaeology to graduate seminars in Environmental Change and Landscape Archaeology.
