| Name: |
Erin Thornton |
| Position |
Assistant Professor |
| Department |
Anthropology |
| College |
Arts and Sciences |
| Campus |
Pullman |
| Address |
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| Phone |
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| Email |
erin.thornton@wsu.edu |
| Web |
http://libarts.wsu.edu/anthro/faculty/thornton.html |
| CEREO Theme |
Global Environmental Change |
| Specialty |
Environmental archaeology |
| Env Courses |
ANTH 340 – Maya, Aztec and Inca Civilizations [this course is not solely focused on environmental issues, but it does address some past human-environment interactions, especially in regards to the Classic Maya Collapse]. |
| Env Research |
I am broadly interested in past human impacts on and responses to changing climate, land cover, and wildlife populations (primarily within the Maya cultural region). |
| Env Outreach |
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| Keywords |
animals/wild life, culture, forests/trees, past environments |