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Traci A. Ardren is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Miami's College of Arts and Sciences. Her research spans Maya archaeology, historical ecology, and the interplay between human societies and their environments.
Her work often employs advanced technologies like LiDAR for population estimation and explores themes such as social inequality, urbanism, and the cultural significance of plants and food. Recent studies focus on the Florida Keys' pre-Columbian societies and the Northern Maya Lowlands' settlement patterns.
Key publications address topics like the Account of the Things of Yucatan by Diego de Landa, Maya-Spanish colonial interactions, and the role of childhood foraging in shaping ancient landscapes. Her methodological contributions include collagen peptide mass fingerprinting for species identification in zooarchaeology.
She is actively involved in interdisciplinary collaborations, with a strong emphasis on public history and material culture studies, though specific awards or student advisement details are not detailed in the provided text.
