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Heather Thakar

Assistant Professor

Texas A&M University

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College of Arts and Sciences

Anthropology

Heather Thakar is currently serving as an Anthropology Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University.

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Texas A&M University

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archaeology archaeological science ecology anthropology archaeological practice american archaeology earth science archival research environmental science biogeography quaternary science plant science holocene santa cruz island paleontology geochronology land use stratigraphy historical geography field archaeology historical archaeology archaeological evidence quaternary period quaternary research dendrochronology spatial ecology genomics bioarchaeology archaeological methods pest science precision agriculture heritage science animal behavior anthropological archaeology ethology ecohydrology planetary change prehistory anthropocene plant diversity paleoclimatology vegetation science biostratigraphy crop science paleobotany terrestrial ecology anthropogenic geomorphology archaeological record archaeological dating foraging indigenous studies transnational mobility spatial politics cross-border challenge cross-border management border controls fishery management agricultural management paleoanthropology vegetation history human ecology early transformation synthetic history south america ancient gene flow high-precision chronology red abalone collecting marine water temperature species-specific deviation shellfish exploitation traditional expectations human impacts within-site variation mytilus californianus growth rates tidal gradients civilizations archaeological theory evolutionary ecology

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Archaeobotanical Evidence Supports Indigenous Cucurbit Long-Term Use in the Mesoamerican Neotropics. Scientific Reports (2024)

Alejandra I. DomicAmber M. VanDerwarkerHeather B. ThakarKenneth HirthJosé M. CaprilesThomas K. HarperTimothy E. SchefflerLogan KistlerDouglas J. Kennett

ecologyindigenous studiesmesoamerican neotropics

Fishing Further Inland? the Role of the Transition to Agriculture on Fishing Practices in the Soconusco Region, Mexico. The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology (2024)

Asia AlsgaardHeather B. Thakar

agricultural managementsoconusco regionfishery managementsustainable agricultureagricultural economicsagribusinessfishing practicesarchaeologyeconomicsland usejournalismagronomyfisheries

Working Ethically With Ancient Dna From Composites in the United States. Advances in Archaeological Practice (2024)

Taryn JohnsonHeather B. ThakarJoe WatkinsAnna Linderholm

united statesethicshuman research ethicsarchaeological practicebioethicsarchaeologyapplied ethicsancient dnaamerican archaeologygenetics

Human Niche Construction and Shifts in Subsistence and Settlement During the Early Formative in the Eastern Soconusco Mangrove Zone. University Press of Florida eBooks (2023)

James T. DanielsHeather B. ThakarHector Neff

spatial ecologyanthropologylivelihoodsvegetation historyhuman niche constructionearly formativehistorical geographyhuman ecologyecology

Trans–Holocene Bayesian Chronology for Tree and Field Crop Use From El Gigante Rockshelter, Honduras. PLoS ONE (2023)

Douglas J. KennettThomas K. HarperAmber VanDerwarkerHeather B. ThakarAlejandra DomicMichael BlakeBruce F. BenzRichard J. GeorgeTimothy E. SchefflerBrendan J. CulletonLogan KistlerKenneth G. Hirth

earth scienceagronomyagricultural economicstrans-holocene bayesian chronologypaleontologyarchaeologystratigraphydendrochronologyplant sciencefield crop usebiogeographyhorticulture researchholocene

Archaeological Central American Maize Genomes Suggest Ancient Gene Flow From South America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)

Logan KistlerHeather B. ThakarAmber M. VanDerwarkerAlejandra DomicAnders BergströmRichard J. GeorgeThomas K. HarperRobin G. AllabyKenneth HirthDouglas J. Kennett

archaeological sciencegenomicssouth americaarchaeologyancient gene flowgenetics

Archaeological Assessment Reveals Earth’s Early Transformation Through Land Use. Science (2019)

Lucas StephensDorian FullerNicole BoivinTorben RickNicolas GauthierAndrea KayBen MarwickChelsey Geralda ArmstrongC. Michael BartonTim DenhamKristina DouglassJonathan DriverLisa JanzPatrick RobertsJ. Daniel RogersHeather ThakarMark AltaweelAmber L. JohnsonMaria Marta Sampietro VattuoneMark AldenderferSonia ArchilaGilberto ArtioliMartin T. BaleTimothy BeachFerran BorrellTodd BrajePhilip I. BucklandNayeli Guadalupe Jiménez CanoJosé M. CaprilesAgustín Diez CastilloÇiler ÇilingiroğluMichelle Negus ClearyJames ConollyPeter R. CoutrosR. Alan CoveyMauro CremaschiAlison CrowtherLindsay DerSavino di LerniaJohn F. DoershukWilliam E. DoolittleKevin J. EdwardsJon M. ErlandsonDamian EvansAndrew FairbairnPatrick FaulknerGary FeinmanRicardo FernandesScott M. FitzpatrickRalph FyfeElena GarceaSteve GoldsteinReed Charles GoodmanJade Dalpoim GuedesJason HerrmannPeter HiscockPeter HommelK. Ann HorsburghCarrie HritzJohn W. IvesAripekka JunnoJennifer G. KahnBrett KaufmanCatherine KearnsTristram R. KidderFrançois LanoëDan LawrenceGyoung-Ah LeeMaureece J. LevinHenrik B. LindskougJosé Antonio López-SáezScott MacraeRob MarchantJohn M. MarstonSarah McClureMark D. McCoyAlicia Ventresca MillerMichael MorrisonGiedre Motuzaite MatuzeviciuteJohannes MüllerAyushi NayakSofwan NoerwidiTanya M. PeresChristian E. PetersonLucas ProctorAsa R. RandallSteve RenetteGwen Robbins SchugKrysta RyzewskiRakesh SainiVivian ScheinsohnPeter SchmidtPauline SebillaudOula SeitsonenIan A. SimpsonArkadiusz SołtysiakRobert J. SpeakmanRobert N. SpenglerMartina L. SteffenMichael J. Storozum

archaeological scienceanthropologyanthropocenehistorical geographysynthetic historycivilizationsarchaeologygeographyland usearchaeological methodsprehistoryearly transformation

Holocene Human Adaptations on the Pacific Coast of Central America. The 84th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (2019)

Hector Neff

pacific coastpaleoanthropologyanthropologyhuman impacts on the environmentadaptationevolutionary anthropologyhuman evolutionevolutionary biologycentral americaholocene

The Esperanza to Middle Marcala Phase Subsistence Practices at El Gigante Rockshelter (11,000–7400 Cal B.P.). The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (2018)

Kenneth HirthAlejandro FigueroaAlejandra DomicHeather ThakarHarry Iceland

latin american archaeologyenvironmental sciencearchaeological practicearchaeologyamerican archaeologyfield archaeology

High-Precision Chronology for Central American Maize Diversification From El Gigante Rockshelter, Honduras. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2017)

Douglas J. KennettHeather B. ThakarAmber M. VanDerwarkerDavid L. WebsterBrendan J. CulletonThomas K. HarperLogan KistlerTimothy E. SchefflerKenneth Hirth

vegetation scienceearth sciencegeochronologyquaternary sciencecrop scienceenvironmental sciencepaleontologyplant diversitystratigraphyhigh-precision chronologypaleoclimatologypest scienceprecision agricultureplant sciencebiogeographyplanetary sciencesbiostratigraphy

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Heather Thakar

Assistant Professor

Texas A&M University

Affiliations

College of Arts and Sciences

Anthropology

Heather Thakar is currently serving as an Anthropology Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Heather Thakar

Texas A&M University

Assistant Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Archaeobotanical Evidence Supports Indigenous Cucurbit Long-Term Use in the Mesoamerican Neotropics. Scientific Reports (2024)

Alejandra I. DomicAmber M. VanDerwarkerHeather B. ThakarKenneth HirthJosé M. CaprilesThomas K. HarperTimothy E. SchefflerLogan KistlerDouglas J. Kennett

ecologyindigenous studiesmesoamerican neotropics

Fishing Further Inland? the Role of the Transition to Agriculture on Fishing Practices in the Soconusco Region, Mexico. The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology (2024)

Asia AlsgaardHeather B. Thakar

agricultural managementsoconusco regionfishery managementsustainable agricultureagricultural economicsagribusinessfishing practicesarchaeologyeconomicsland usejournalismagronomyfisheries

Working Ethically With Ancient Dna From Composites in the United States. Advances in Archaeological Practice (2024)

Taryn JohnsonHeather B. ThakarJoe WatkinsAnna Linderholm

united statesethicshuman research ethicsarchaeological practicebioethicsarchaeologyapplied ethicsancient dnaamerican archaeologygenetics

Human Niche Construction and Shifts in Subsistence and Settlement During the Early Formative in the Eastern Soconusco Mangrove Zone. University Press of Florida eBooks (2023)

James T. DanielsHeather B. ThakarHector Neff

spatial ecologyanthropologylivelihoodsvegetation historyhuman niche constructionearly formativehistorical geographyhuman ecologyecology

Trans–Holocene Bayesian Chronology for Tree and Field Crop Use From El Gigante Rockshelter, Honduras. PLoS ONE (2023)

Douglas J. KennettThomas K. HarperAmber VanDerwarkerHeather B. ThakarAlejandra DomicMichael BlakeBruce F. BenzRichard J. GeorgeTimothy E. SchefflerBrendan J. CulletonLogan KistlerKenneth G. Hirth

earth scienceagronomyagricultural economicstrans-holocene bayesian chronologypaleontologyarchaeologystratigraphydendrochronologyplant sciencefield crop usebiogeographyhorticulture researchholocene

Archaeological Central American Maize Genomes Suggest Ancient Gene Flow From South America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)

Logan KistlerHeather B. ThakarAmber M. VanDerwarkerAlejandra DomicAnders BergströmRichard J. GeorgeThomas K. HarperRobin G. AllabyKenneth HirthDouglas J. Kennett

archaeological sciencegenomicssouth americaarchaeologyancient gene flowgenetics

Archaeological Assessment Reveals Earth’s Early Transformation Through Land Use. Science (2019)

archaeological scienceanthropologyanthropocenehistorical geographysynthetic historycivilizationsarchaeologygeographyland usearchaeological methodsprehistoryearly transformation

Holocene Human Adaptations on the Pacific Coast of Central America. The 84th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (2019)

Hector Neff

pacific coastpaleoanthropologyanthropologyhuman impacts on the environmentadaptationevolutionary anthropologyhuman evolutionevolutionary biologycentral americaholocene

The Esperanza to Middle Marcala Phase Subsistence Practices at El Gigante Rockshelter (11,000–7400 Cal B.P.). The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (2018)

Kenneth HirthAlejandro FigueroaAlejandra DomicHeather ThakarHarry Iceland

latin american archaeologyenvironmental sciencearchaeological practicearchaeologyamerican archaeologyfield archaeology

High-Precision Chronology for Central American Maize Diversification From El Gigante Rockshelter, Honduras. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2017)

Douglas J. KennettHeather B. ThakarAmber M. VanDerwarkerDavid L. WebsterBrendan J. CulletonThomas K. HarperLogan KistlerTimothy E. SchefflerKenneth Hirth

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