David Hunt

David Hunt is a Professorial Lecturer in Anthropology at George Washington University and Assistant Collections Manager at the Smithsonian Institution's Department of Anthropology. His expertise spans physical and forensic anthropology, focusing on mortuary analysis, skeletal curation, dermatoglyphics, and mummification.

• Education: PhD (1989), University of Tennessee at Knoxville; MA (1983); BA (1980), University of Illinois at Urbana

Research interests include human osteology, forensic anthropology, and archaeological excavations in Mongolia, Italy, and the U.S. He has published extensively on topics like paleopathology, morphometrics, and mummification processes. His work integrates CT imaging and genetic analysis with traditional osteological methods.

Publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches, such as analyzing Mongolian Bronze Age burial sites and studying skeletal remains in iron coffins. His 2015 video 'Mummy Science' demonstrates public outreach efforts.

Hunt mentors graduate students in biological anthropology and oversees skeletal collections at the Smithsonian. No scientific awards are explicitly listed, though his contributions to museum curation and fieldwork are notable.