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Florida Museum of Natural History
Dickinson Hall
1659 Museum Road
Gainesville, Florida 32611-7800
352-273-1919
kemery@flmnh.ufl.edu

Collection

Environmental Archaeology

Other Affiliations

UF Anthropology

UF Latin American Studies

UF School of Natural Resources and the Environment

UF Tropical Conservation and Development

Education

Ph.D. Cornell University

Research Interests

With the Florida Museum Environmental Archaeology team, I study ancient animal, plant, and soil remains to investigate the ancient relationship between humans and the environments within which they lived. Our projects span the circum-Caribbean from the Southeastern United States to northern Peru. I work in the tropical forests of Central America, using the environmental remains recovered in archaeological deposits to understand how the ancient Maya and other Mesoamerican cultures used (and sometimes abused) their natural world. I have worked in Belize, Honduras, and Guatemala for 20 years, and am currently studying animal materials from several Maya sites while also collaborating with other environmental and archaeological researchers to trace the distribution of environmental resources through the Classic Maya community of Motul de San Jose, Guatemala.

Publications

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