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Marco Meniketti is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at San Jose State University's College of Social Sciences. His research examines the intersections of environmental change, labor exploitation, and cultural identity, with a focus on immigrant communities in California and the Caribbean. He investigates industrial development's ecological impacts and the legacies of slavery through archaeological methods.
Meniketti's primary research themes include:
- Environmental transformation driven by industrial practices
- Immigrant labor dynamics and cultural preservation
- Maritime archaeology and colonial contact
- Historical slavery's connection to modern labor systems
- Archaeology of industrial sites (sugar plantations, lime kilns, timber mills)
His publications (2018-2025) predominantly analyze maritime cultural landscapes, colonial industries, and immigrant experiences. Recent works explore Italian and Portuguese fishing communities in California, Caribbean plantation economies, and shipwrecks as symbols of colonial expansion. Industrial archaeology forms a consistent focus, with studies on lime production, whaling, and timber milling revealing labor-environment relationships.
