Portrait of Dr. Nicholas Carter

Dr. Nicholas Carter

  • Assistant Professor at Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts

Biography

I was born in Houston, Texas. I received a BA in Philosophy from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio in 2003, an MA in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas Austin in 2008, an AM in Anthropology from Brown University in 2010, and a PhD in Anthropology from Brown in 2014.

Research Interests

Maya archaeology, Maya epigraphy, archaeology of passes, secondary polity formation, ancient imperialism and colonialism

Teaching Interests

Archaeology, artifact documentation and curation, international heritage, cannibalism and human sacrifice, Maya hieroglyphic writing