Lab Director:

Richard H. Meadow: Middle East and South Asia; Zooarchaeology; Domestication and exploitation of animals during pre- and protohistoric periods in the Middle East and South Asia; Development of the Indus Civilization; Provisioning of ancient urban settlements.

Tonya Largy: Skeleton preparation; Mammals; Birds; Reptiles; Amphibians; New England archaeology, archaeobotany, and zooarchaeology

A. Levent Atici: (also see below) Curation of comparative and archaeological collections; researcher assistance; database management; web design

Curatorial Assistant:

Peter G. Burns: Skeleton preparation; analysis of fish remains; articulated skeleton preparation; casting; researcher assistance

Graduate Students and their areas of interest:

Benjamin S. Arbuckle: Near East; Zooarchaeology; Animal domestication; Pastoralism; Turkey

A. Levent Atici: Near East, Zooarchaeology; Paleolithic archaeology; Epipaleolithic, Neolithic, and Early Bronze Age economies; Seasonality; Origins of animal domestication; State formation; Turkey

Cheryl Makarewicz: Near East; Zooarchaeology; Animal domestication; Pastoralism; Isotopic characterization; Jordan

Ajita K. Patel: South Asia; Zooarchaeology; Pastoralism, agriculture and urban provisioning; Development of the Indus Civilization; Microlithic and Chalcolithic India

Mary Prendergast: Near East; Zooarchaeology; Paleolithic, Epipaleolithic, and Neolithic subsistence strategies

Stine Rossel: Near East; Zooarchaeology; Early Bronze Age; Social complexity; Egypt and Turkey

Affiliates:

Sharri R. Clark: Harappa Project

Aysun Atici: Harappa Project

Sheetal A. Patel: Harappa Project