Contact
Florida Museum of Natural History
Dickinson Hall
1659 Museum Road
Gainesville, Florida 32611-7800
352-273-1924
a.torvinen@floridamuseum.ufl.edu
Collections & Programs
Florida Archaeology Collection
Other Affiliations
School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
Education
Ph.D. in Anthropology, Arizona State University
M.A. in Anthropology, Arizona State University
B.A. in Anthropology, B.A. in Geology, Albion College
Research Interests
Andrea is an anthropological archaeologist interested in community resilience and social identity, compositional and technological ceramic analysis, and collective action among middle-range societies. Her primary research areas are West Mexico and the U.S. Southwest but she has also engaged in fieldwork in northern Iceland and west-central Illinois.
Publications
Research News
Andrea Torvinen joins the Florida Museum as Ceramic Technology Lab collection manager
Earlier this year, the Florida Museum of Natural History welcomed Andrea Torvinen as the collections manager of the Ceramic Technology…
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