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Research Interests
Archaeological method and theory, evolutionary theory, hunter-gatherers, lithic technology, archaeology and ethnology of the Great Plains, Northwestern North America, North Pacific Rim, and Arctic.
Research Interests
ANTY 454 Lithic Technology
ANTY 458 Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherers
ANTY 459 Archaeology of the Arctic and Subarctic
ANTY 500 Contemporary Anthropological Thought
ANTY 553 Seminar in Evolutionary Archaeology
ANTY 601 Proposal Preparation and Research Design
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Archaeology, Simon Fraser University
Bachelor, Anthropology, University of South Florida
Master, Anthropology, University of South Florida
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FORAGER: Investigating Alternative Trajectories for Human Demographic Growth in Temperate Northern Holocene Societies
Prentiss, A. (PI), Crema, E. R. (CoPI), Craig, O. (CoPI) & Jordan, P. D. (CoPI)
11/6/25 → 04/30/32
Project: Research
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Fitness landscapes and cultural macroevolution: UMMAA contributions and some future directions
Prentiss, A. M. & Laue, C. L., Mar 26 2025, 100 Years of Archaeology at the University of Michigan: Essays on the Past, Present, and Future of the Discipline. University of Michigan Press, p. 157-168 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The cultural macroevolution of lithic technological strategies in Northern and Western North America during the upper Pleistocene and Holocene
Prentiss, A. M., Walsh, M. J., Denis, M. & Foor, T. A., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 77, 101665.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Human intent and cultural lineages: A response to Bentley & O'Brien
Prentiss, A. M., Oct 1 2024, In: Antiquity. 98, 401, p. 1423-1425 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Emergence of persistent institutionalized inequality at the Bridge River site, British Columbia: The roles of managerial mutualism and coercion
Prentiss, A. M., Foor, T. A., Hampton, A., Walsh, M. J., Denis, M. & Edwards, A., Aug 14 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 378, 1883, p. 20220304 20220304.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
Evolution of the Okvik/Old Bering Sea culture of the Bering Strait as a major transition
Prentiss, A. M., Laue, C., Gjesfjeld, E., Walsh, M. J., Denis, M. & Foor, T. A., Mar 13 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 378, 1872, p. 20210415 20210415.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations