Tanya M. Peres

Tanya M. Peres is a Professor of Anthropology at Florida State University, specializing in zooarchaeology. Her research examines human-animal relationships, subsistence practices, and symbolic uses of fauna in Native American societies, particularly in the Southeastern United States. She directs the Middle Cumberland Archaeology Project and Rutherford County Archaeology Research Program.

Education: Ph.D. in Anthropology (University of Florida, 2001), M.A. and B.A. in Anthropology (Florida State University).

Research Focus: Zooarchaeological analysis of Archaic to Mississippian periods; public archaeology initiatives; legislative advocacy for cultural heritage preservation.