Daniel A. Contreras is interested in the long-term relationships between humans and landscapes, which he explores primarily through archaeological work in Peru, where he has been involved in fieldwork since 1998. This has included excavation and survey in the Peruvian highlands, directed at examining the relationship between burgeoning sociopolitical inequality and dynamic environments in prehistory. He has also done research in Guatemala, Honduras, Jordan, and Turkey, developing interests in paleolandscapes, the application of digital methods in archaeology and examining the complexities of site conservation, tourism and development, and looting. This work dates as far back as a B.A. from Amherst College in 1996, and extended through an M.A. in Latin American Studies (1998) and a Ph.D. in Anthropological Sciences (2007) from Stanford. Since finishing his Ph.D he has taught in the Anthropology Department, the Archaeology Center, and the Center for Latin American Studies at Stanford, and continued his field research.
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IHUM Fellow: Daniel Contreras, PhD