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Bryan K. Hanks is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh's Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. An archaeologist specializing in prehistoric Eurasian societies, his research spans from the Bronze Age steppes of Russia to Neolithic villages in the Balkans and Native American pit house settlements in Idaho.
Education: Dr. Hanks earned his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 2003, establishing his foundation in archaeological research.
Research Interests: His work focuses on late prehistoric societies, particularly examining mobile pastoralism, early metallurgy, and settlement patterning. His projects integrate geophysical and geochemical methods to understand subsistence strategies, craft production, and social organization across Eurasia and North America.
Research Trends: His publications reveal a consistent focus on Bronze Age societies of the Eurasian steppes, with particular attention to mortuary practices, metallurgical developments, and social complexity. Recent work has expanded to include Neolithic European settlements and Native American archaeology in the American West.
Collaborations & Training: Dr. Hanks maintains extensive international collaborations with institutions in Russia, Serbia, the UK, and across the US. He is deeply committed to student training, regularly including graduate and undergraduate students in his international field projects and offering local geophysics training in Pittsburgh.
