Jean Hudson
Website
https://sites.uwm.edu/jhudson/
Degree(s)
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1990
Courses Taught
Anthro 103 - Approaches to Archaeology (on-line and face-to-face versions)
Anthro 309 - Archaeology of Central and South America (on-line and face-to-face versions)
Anthro 424 - Ethnoarchaeology
Anthro 425 - Hunter-Gatherers Past and Present
Anthro 448 - Cultural and Human Ecology
Anthro 525 - Zooarchaeology
Research
My research concerns human ecology, past and present, as viewed through the lens of anthropology. Methodologically I use archaeology and ethnoarchaeology, with a special focus on the analysis of ancient animal (zooarchaeological) remains. My research use s a comparative approach, emphasizing societies dependent on fishing and hunting and active for some period of time during the last 10,000 years. Themes of special interest are ecological sustainability and social transitions from more egalitarian to less egalitarian political systems. My publications explore quantitative methods of data analysis, integrating them with qualitative attention to social motivations in human decision making. The case studies include: prehistoric fishers and hunters of California, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Germany, Mexico, and Peru; modern hunters of central Africa; and modern fishers of Peru.
Other Relevant Activities
Undergraduate Advisor, Department of Anthropology
Study Abroad Program - Peru