معرفی
Dr. Ksenija Borojevic is a Research Fellow at the Fiske Center for Archaeological Research, Boston University, where she has held a Research Associate position since 2012. As an anthropologist and archaeologist specializing in paleoethnobotany, she conducts multidisciplinary research analyzing macrobotanical remains from archaeological sites across the Old World and the USA to explore historical plant-human relationships.
Her research focuses on reconstructing past vegetation, ancient agricultural systems, human dietary patterns, and plant procurement practices through integrated methodologies combining archaeological excavation, laboratory analysis of seeds/fruits/fibers/wood, and ethno-historic research. She investigates sites spanning Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Egypt, Israel, Arkansas, Illinois, and Texas across multiple historical periods.
Dr. Borojevic has taught diverse courses including introductory archaeology and anthropology, world prehistory, paleoethnobotany, origins of agriculture, and food in antiquity at both the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Boston University.
Scientific Awards:
- Fulbright Scholar Grant (2013) for teaching and research at the University of Belgrade
Research Grants:
- National Science Foundation Project as Principal Investigator investigating Neolithic vegetation exploitation in the Central Balkans
At the Fiske Center, she collaborates with a multidisciplinary archaeological research team, contributing laboratory expertise in plant specimen identification and advancing the center's mission through fieldwork and scientific analysis of ancient plant remains.
