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Zachary C. Dunseth is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego, specializing in geoarchaeology and phytolith science, particularly in desert environments of the ancient Levant. His research examines the long-term trajectories of human-animal-environmental interactions in arid landscapes, focusing on how people lived, thrived, and adapted to climatic and environmental changes. He analyzes microscopic physical and chemical fingerprints left in archaeological sediments to address questions related to mobility, subsistence, and local and regional economies in the eastern Mediterranean. Professor Dunseth has supervised excavations at significant sites in modern Israel and is involved in interdisciplinary collaborations and legacy projects across Jordan, Syria, Cyprus, and Sardinia. Furthermore, he is a founding member of the International Committee on Open Phytolith Science, contributing to open science initiatives in archaeological sciences.
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University • Providence, RI
Conducted research in the field of archaeology and enhanced scholarly collaboration.
Babson College • Babson Park, MA
Engaged in teaching and research in archaeology.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).