Lara Homsey, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (Anthropology), University of Pittsburgh, 2004
M.S. (Geology), University of Pittsburgh, 2003
B.A. (History/Anthropology & Geoenvironmental Studies), Shippensburg University, 1997
Department of Geosciences, Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071-3311
Phone: (270) 809-2408 Fax: (270) 809-3276
Email: lara.homsey@murraystate.edu
Courses Taught at Murray State University:
GSC 101 – The Earth and the Environment
GSC 310 – Rock and Mineral Resources
GSC 432 – Sedimentary Petrology and Stratigraphy
GSC/ARC 314 – Sediments & Soils
GSC/ARC 390 – Geoarchaeology
ARC 350 – Public Archaeology
ARC 615 – Environmental Archaeology
Research Interests:
North American archaeology with specialization in hunter-gatherer adaptive systems in the Southeastern United States; the interaction of humans with their environments; prehistoric food processing technologies; cultural resource management and public archaeology. Methodological interests include geoarchaeological investigation of caves and rockshelters and microartifact analysis.
Recent Publications and Presentations:
Forthcoming HOMSEY, Lara K. The Identification and Prehistoric Selection Criteria of Fire-Cracked Rock: An Example from Dust Cave, Alabama. Southeastern Archaeology 28(1).
Forthcoming HOMSEY, Lara K. Book Review: “Seeking Our Past: An Introduction to North American Archaeology,” edited by Sarah W. Neusius and G. Timothy Gross. Southeastern Archaeology.
Walker, Renee B, Lara HOMSEY, and Kandace D. Hollenbach
2007 Investigating Archaeological Correlates for Food Processing at Dust Cave, Alabama. Paper presented at the 64th annual meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference: Knoxville, TN, October 31-November 3.
2006 HOMSEY, Lara K. and
Rosemary C. Capo
Geoarchaeological Investigation of Feature Preservation and Variability at Dust
Cave, Alabama. Geological Society of
America Abstracts with
Programs 38: 24.
Professional Affiliations and University Services
· Member, Geological Society of America
· Member, Society for American Archaeology
· Member, Southeastern Archaeological Conference
· Member, Kentucky Organization of Professional Archaeologists
· Faculty Advisor, undergraduate Geoarchaeology majors
· Faculty Advisor, Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society