Ashley Lemke
Degree(s)
Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Michigan, 2016
M.A. Anthropology, University of Michigan, 2010
B.A. Anthropology (Special Honors) and Classical Civilization, University of Texas, 2008
Research Bio
Keywords: Anthropological theory, Traditional ecological knowledge, Hunter-gatherers, Underwater archaeology, Cultural heritage, Digital humanities, North America, Europe, the Arctic.
Ashley Lemke is an Anthropological Archaeologist. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, former Chair of the Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology (www.acuaonline.org), and Explorers Club Fellow. Lemke is a leading researcher on the archaeology of hunter-gatherers. She has worked extensively on both terrestrial and underwater archaeological projects from the Lower Paleolithic in Europe to 19th-century Nunamiut archaeological sites in the Arctic. She is an expert on submerged ancient sites in the Americas and has researched such sites in the Gulf of Mexico, Great Lakes, and Atlantic Ocean. She has directed excavation projects in Texas and Michigan, as well as underwater projects in the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean, including numerous field schools. She has experience excavating at numerous archaeological sites in Europe including Germany, Spain, Romania, and Serbia.
Dr. Lemke is currently accepting MS and PhD applications for graduate students.
Selected Publications
Books
2024 Lemke, A. Anthropological Anthropology Underwater. Cambridge University Press.
2022 Lemke, A. The Architecture of Hunting: The Built Environment of Hunter-Gatherers and its Impact on Mobility, Property, Leadership, and Labor. Texas A&M University Press.
2020 Lemke, A. Introduction to Archaeology: A Workbook. Mavs Open Press, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries.
2018 Lemke, A. (Editor), Foraging in the Past: Archaeological Studies of Hunter-Gatherer Diversity. University Press of Colorado.
Articles
2022 Lemke, A., Grinnan, N., and J. Haigler, Getting Your Feet Wet: Barriers to Inclusivity in Underwater Archaeology and How to Break Them. Advances in Archaeological Practice 10(2):129-139. [open access]
2022 Lemke, A. and J. O’Shea, Drowning the Pompeii Premise: Frozen Moments, Single Events, and the Character of Submerged Archaeological Sites. World Archaeology 54(1):142-156.
2021 Lemke, A., Literal Niche Construction: Built Environments of Hunter-Gatherers and Hunting Architecture. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 62:101276
2021 Lemke, A., Submerged Prehistory and Anthropological Archaeology: Do underwater studies contribute to theory? Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 16(1):5-26.
2020 Lemke, A., “Missing Cemeteries” and Structural Racism: Historic Maps (1887-1960) and Endangered African/African-American and Hispanic Mortuary Customs in Texas. Historical Archaeology, 54(3):605-623.