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Assistant Professor in Environmental Archaeology
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
Office: REB 345 Telephone: (+1) 787 764 0000 ext 4338. Office Hours: Mondays 9-10 and 1-2.30. Other times per appointment. e-mail: i.rivera.upr@gmail.comWelcome to my homepage.
In this website you will find information about my work and courses. Feel free to explore the site using the links on the top and side of the page.
My research combines geoarchaeology, archaeomalacology and anthropology to investigate the relationship between people and the environment, and in particular the process of human adaptation to climate and landscape change. My research can be classified into four main areas: 1) archaeological theory; 2) sea level change, island adaptations and human environments; 3) laboratory techniques to identify landscape change and evidence of human behavior within sediments; and 4) contributions of archaeology to modern issues. My most recent project applies a multiscalar approach of landscape and climate change in relation to social patterns of settlement, resource exploitation and culture change of mid-Holocene societies in the Caribbean archipelago, achieved through the micro and macroscopic analysis of organic and inorganic traces of human activity (sediment chemistry, magnetism and physical properties; microartifact content, mollusk resource exploitation and landscape change).
I am currently teaching at the University of Puerto Rico and the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe (CEAPR), and am directing a research project on the sustainability of coastal resource exploitation through time on the north coast of Puerto Rico. Visit my Short CV page for additional information on my preparation and experience.
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