PhD Student Archaeological Anthropology
(she/they)
Matriculated September 2024
Research Interests
About
Anne Johnakin is a PhD student in archaeology working in the Mediterranean and Near East during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. She works with archaeological science techniques including starch and phytolith residue analysis and stable isotopes, and is interested in questions of food consumption and preparation. Additionally, she is interested in bioarchaeology at large and her research tries to prioritize feminist, queer, and disabled theoretical frameworks. For her doctoral research, she is interested in using microbotanical techniques to investigate prehistoric textile processing and the use of textiles in cooking.
Before coming to BU, Anne received their BA in Anthropology modified with Classical Archaeology from Dartmouth College in 2023 and their MSc in Archaeological Science from University of Oxford in 2024. Anne has dug in Cyprus and Albania, and has done research using materials from Syria and Bulgaria.
Awards & Grants
- Boston University Dean’s Fellowship (Fall 2024, Spring 2025).
- James B. Reynolds Postgraduate Fellowship, Dartmouth College (2023-2024).
- Clare Garber Goodman Fund, Dartmouth College Dept. of Anthropology (2022).
- Reid and Wiencke Research Funding, Dartmouth College Dept, of Classics (2021, 2022).
- James O. Freedman Presidential Research Scholar, Dartmouth College (2021).
Publications
- forthcoming