- Macrobotanical analysis, Microbotanical analysis, Paleoethnobotany
- Foodways, Social Archaeology, Environmental Archaeology
- Near East Archaeology, Mesoamerican Archaeology
Education:
Pursuing Ph.D. Dept. of Anthropology, Archaeology Specialization, UCSB
2017 B.A. Archaeology, Boston University
Research:
My research interests include using archaeologically preserved plant remains to understand better the relationships surrounding food and crop production, economic processes, and social dynamics. I have previous experience analyzing macrobotanical assemblages from Turkey, Israel, and the U.S. Central Plains, and fieldwork experience in both Turkey and Guatemala. My experience with microbotanical remains revolves around the experimental recovery of damaged starch spherulites resulting from damage to starch granules incurred during the nixtamalization process.
Publications:
Johnson, Emily S. and John M. Marston
2019 The Experimental Identification of Nixtamalized Maize through Starch Spherulites. Journal of Archaeological Science. In review.