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Peter Johansen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University and currently serves as Graduate Program Director. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (2008). His research focuses on archaeological approaches to the politics of everyday life, particularly in South India and Indigenous communities in British Columbia. Central to his work is understanding how power operates at non-institutional scales, shaping socio-political landscapes through material practices like metallurgy and settlement patterns.
His fieldwork includes directing the Maski Archaeological Research Project (MARP), exploring the Raichur Doab region’s agro-pastoralism, metallurgy, and socio-political development from the Neolithic to the Medieval periods. He also collaborates with Nlaka’pamux communities on heritage management projects in British Columbia. Johansen’s publications emphasize rethinking South Asian archaeology beyond traditional periodization, focusing on materiality and political action. His research bridges prehistoric and historical contexts, analyzing how resource use and technological practices reflect social hierarchies and transformations.
Key contributions include studies on mortuary practices, Iron Age metallurgy, and the socio-political implications of material culture. His work challenges conventional frameworks by integrating political theory with archaeological evidence, offering nuanced insights into long-term societal change. Johansen’s interdisciplinary approach combines fieldwork, laboratory analysis, and community engagement to address complex questions about human-environment interactions and cultural continuity.
