Lara K. Homsey, Ph.D.,
University of Pittsburgh (2004)
Assistant Professor
Department of
Geosciences,
Courses Taught at
GSC 101 – The Earth
and the Environment
GSC 102 – The Earth
through Time
GSC 310 – Rock &
Mineral Resources
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 between humans and their
environments; prehistoric food processing technologies; cultural resource
management and public archaeology. Methodological interests include experimental
archaeology, microartifact analysis and geoarchaeological investigation of
caves and rockshelters.
Recent Publications:
Homsey, Lara K. and Sarah C. Sherwood. (Forthcoming). The Role of
Actualistic Studies in the Interpretation of Prepared Clay Surfaces at Dust
Cave, Alabama. Ethnoarchaeology: Journal
of Archaeological, Ethnographic and Experimental Studies.
Homsey, Lara K., Renee B. Walker, and Kandace D. Hollenbach. (Forthcoming).
What’s for Dinner? Investigating Food Processing Technologies at Dust Cave,
Alabama. Southeastern Archaeology.
Homsey, Lara K. (2009). The Identification and Prehistoric Selection Criteria
of Fire-Cracked Rock: An Example from Dust Cave, Alabama. Southeastern Archaeology 28(1):99-114.
Homsey, Lara K. (2008). Book Review: “Seeking Our Past: An Introduction to
North American Archaeology,” edited by Sarah W. Neusius and G. Timothy Gross. Southeastern
Archaeology 27:297-298.
Homsey, Lara K. (2006).
Book Review of “Techniques in Archaeological Geology,” by Ervan G. Garrison. Geoarchaeology 21: 516-517.
Professional Affiliations and University
Services
·
Advisor,
undergraduate Geoarchaeology majors
·
Collegiate
Representative, Academic Council
·
Campus
Representative, Geological Society of America
·
Member: Geological
Society of America, Society for American Archaeology, Southeastern
Archaeological Conference, and Kentucky Organization of Professional
Archaeologists