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Personal profile
About
Jerald Ek is an archaeologist with research interests in community-based participatory research, indigenous archaeology, human-environmental interactions, political organization and urbanism. After spending most of his career focusing on the Maya Lowlands region of Mesoamerica, he has shifted focus to the Salish Sea region. Jerry is the co-director of two field research projects. The x̌ʷiq̓ʷix̌ʷalqʷuʔ (Blue Water) Project is an indigenous-led archaeological project conducted in partnership with the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians. He is also the director of the Proyecto Arqueológico Champotón, a study of human-environmental dynamics and political, economic, and social change within a region with three millennia of continuous human occupation. Jerry has also served the director of the Western Washington University Archaeological Field School.
Contact Information
Arntzen Hall, Room 356
Department of Anthropology
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: (518) 316-1429
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Education/Academic qualification
Department of Anthropology, Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany
… → 2015
Institute of Archaeology, M.A., University College London
… → 2000
Department of Anthropology, B.A., Western Washington University
… → 1999
External positions
Visiting Lecturer, Skidmore College
Jan 1 2011 → Jan 1 2012
Visiting Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche
Jan 1 2007 → Jan 1 2008
Adjunct Instructor, State University of New York at Albany
Jan 1 2006 → Jan 1 2007
Research Interests
- Political dynamics in city-state cultures
- Urban ecology
- Patterns of adaptive cycling, resilience, and collapse in complex societies
Disciplines
- Anthropology
- Archaeological Anthropology
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DETECTION OF MAYA SACBEOBi (SACBES) USING OPTICAL AND SAR IMAGERY IN NORTHERN PETÉN, MEXICO
Larocque, A., Leblon, B., Ek, J. & Folan, W. J., May 30 2022, In: International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives. 43, B3-2022, p. 633-639 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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La Resiliencia de las Sociedades Mayas Prehispánicas: Una Comparación de Cambio en Dos Regiones
Ek, J. D., Domínguez Carracsco, M. D. R., Folan, W. J. & Gunn, J., 2022, Los Investigadores de la Cultura Maya, 28.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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THE INFLECTION POINTS IN FORMATIVE MAYA HISTORY: THE VIEW FROM CHAMPOTÓN, CAMPECHE, MEXICO
Ek, J. D., 2022, In: Ancient Mesoemerica. 33, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Inertia of Old Ideas: A Historical Overview of Theoretical and Methodological Challenges in the Study of Classic Maya Political Organization
Ek, J. D., 2020, In: Journal of Archaeological Research. 28Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Detection of Potential Large Maya Settlements in the Northern Petén area (State of Campeche, Mexico) Using Optical and Radar Remote Sensing
LaRocque, A., Leblon, B. & Ek, J. D., Feb 2019, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 23Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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2009Dissertation Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation.
Ek, J. D. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2007-2008Fulbright Research Grant, Institute of International Education.
Ek, J. D. (Recipient), 2007
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2005Research Grant, Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc.
Ek, J. D. (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Data on Archaeology Reported by Researchers at Western Washington University (The Inflection Points In Formative Maya History: the View From Champot & Oacute; N, Campeche, Mexico)
1/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research