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Megan Perry is a Professor of Biological Anthropology at East Carolina University, where she has worked since 2003. She teaches courses in human osteology, death and disease in Classical antiquity, and human diseases in ancient environments. Her research focuses on bioarchaeology and paleopathology in Jordan from the 1st century B.C. to the 7th century A.D., with additional projects in 19th-century North Carolina.
- PhD in Anthropology, University of New Mexico (2002)
- MA in Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University (1993)
- BA in Anthropology, Boston University (1992)
Her work integrates isotopic analysis (strontium, carbon, nitrogen) to study diet, migration, and health in antiquity. She directs the Petra North Ridge Project, examining Nabataean burial practices and domestic structures, and explores metabolic diseases in Late Ottoman Jordan.
Recent publications highlight trends in bioarchaeological methodologies, human mobility in the Roman/Byzantine Near East, dietary variability in Nabataean Petra, and syndemic approaches to ancient health. She collaborates with international institutions and uses interdisciplinary techniques.
Megan Perry supervises graduate students in bioarchaeology, notably guiding research on plantation life in North Carolina, isotopic diet analysis in Petra, and paleopathological studies in Jordan.
She serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Center of Research (ACOR) in Amman, Jordan, and directs the Petra North Ridge Project, which investigates Roman-Byzantine tombs and domestic sites.
