Michael A. Etnier

Affiliate Research Associate, Department of Anthropology

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    Mike is a zooarchaeologist, primarily interested in studying biogeography and historical ecology of North Pacific marine ecosystems, and how changes in each of these has or has not influenced, or been influenced by, prehistoric human hunting practices. To study these complex systems, he spends nearly equal amounts of time working with modern and ancient bone and tooth samples. Mike is currently working on year four of a four-year NSF grant examining a long-term faunal record from Dutch Harbor (Unalaska Is.), Alaska.

    Contact Information

    Michael Etnier
    Arntzen Hall, Room 302
    Department of Anthropology
    Western Washington University

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    Education/Academic qualification

    Department of Anthropology, Ph.D., University of Washington

    … → 2002

    Department of Anthropology, M.A., University of Washington

    … → 1997

    Department of Anthropology, B.A., University of Tennessee

    … → 1992

    Research Interests

    • Zooarchaeology
    • Biogeography
    • Historical ecology
    • North Pacific marine ecosystems
    • Prehistoric human hunting practices

    Disciplines

    • Anthropology
    • Archaeological Anthropology