Anthropology

Amanda Brooks

B.A. in Anthropology (minor in Public History), Western Michigan University, 2008

Contact
Moore 1031

Research Interests: Historical Archaeology, Artifact Analysis, Collections Management, Material Culture Studies of Identity, American History, European Contact Periods, Underwater Archaeology, Museum Studies, Archival Research

Regional Focus: North America

A Closer Look: Amanda Brooks is a historical archaeologist currently working on the site of Fort St. Joseph in Niles, MI, a 17th-18th century French mission, garrison, and trading post. She has been involved with the project for two years, both as a student and a teaching assistant. In addition, she has worked as a laboratory assistant and supervisor, inventorying, cataloging, and analyzing artifacts and flotation samples from the 2007 field season and instructing students to complete these tasks for the 2008 collections. Her current research focus is on Collections Management and she just completed an internship at the Office of the State Archaeologist in Lansing, MI. Her project will culminate in an assessment of Western’s current collections management procedures and the creation of a guidelines manual for laboratory use. She is currently employed as a teaching assistant for Anthropology 1500: Race, Biology, and Culture.