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Nathan Lawres, Ph.D., R.P.A. serves as an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for Anthropology at the University of West Georgia, affiliated with the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. He directs the Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory and teaches courses in archaeology, cultural resource management, and Southeastern prehistory.
- Education:
- B.A., Anthropology, University of Central Florida, 2008
- M.A., Anthropology, University of Central Florida, 2012
- Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, 2019
Lawres is a specialist in Precolumbian Southeastern U.S. archaeology, focusing on the Belle Glade culture in South Florida, particularly the materialization of ontologies in monumental landscapes. His work explores human-environment interactions, cultural resource management, and the integration of archaeological data into landscape conservation design. Recent research emphasizes Indigenous philosophies and their impact on cultural practices visible in the archaeological record.
His publication trends reveal a consistent focus on ontological archaeology, monumental construction, and environmental archaeology, with specific attention to the northern Everglades and Georgia coast. Collaborative projects with scholars like Matthew Sanger and Victor Thompson have produced multi-proxy analyses of Late Holocene ecological shifts and their effects on Native American settlements.
Scientific awards and grants are not explicitly mentioned in the provided text. Lawres teaches courses such as Introduction to Archaeology, Artifact Analysis, and Cultural Resources Management, emphasizing field methods and internships through the Waring Archaeological Laboratory.
