Research Summary
Douglass’ current work investigates human-environment interaction in Madagascar. She uses archaeological, ethnohistorical, ethnographic and biological data to understand the dynamic relationship between communities and their environment over time. For the last five years, she has directed the Morombe Archaeological Project (MAP) in Madagascar, a project that combines regional excavations with gathering oral histories in southwest Madagascar.
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Recent Publications
The aerial panopticon and the ethics of archaeological remote sensing in sacred cultural spaces
Davis, D. S., Buffa, D., Rasolondrainy, T., Creswell, E., Anyanwu, C., Ibirogba, A., Randolph, C., Ouarghidi, A., Phelps, L. N., Lahiniriko, F., Chrisostome, Z. M., Manahira, G. & Douglass, K., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Archaeological Prospection.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social memory and niche construction in a hypervariable environment
Douglass, K. & Rasolondrainy, T., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Human Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Small game hunting in montane rainforests: Specialised capture and broad spectrum foraging in the Late Pleistocene to Holocene New Guinea Highlands
Gaffney, D., Summerhayes, G. R., Luu, S., Menzies, J., Douglass, K., Spitzer, M. & Bulmer, S., Feb 1 2021, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 253, 106742.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How can evolutionary and biological anthropologists engage broader audiences?
Jones, J. H., Pisor, A. C., Douglass, K. G., Bird, R. B., Ready, E., Hazel, A., Hackman, J., Kramer, K. L., Kohler, T. A., Pontzer, H. & Towner, M. C., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Human Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The premise and potential of model-based approaches to island archaeology: A response to Terrell
Leppard, T. P., DiNapoli, R. J., Cherry, J. F., Douglass, K., Erlandson, J. M., Hunt, T. L., Kirch, P. V., Lipo, C. P., O’Connor, S., Pilaar Birch, S. E., Rick, T. C., Rieth, T. M. & Swift, J. A., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Aerial and Spaceborne Remote Sensing in African Archaeology: A Review of Current Research and Potential Future Avenues
Davis, D. S. & Douglass, K., Mar 1 2020, In: African Archaeological Review. 37, 1, p. 9-24 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integrating point process models, evolutionary ecology and traditional knowledge improves landscape archaeology—A case from southwest Madagascar
Davis, D. S., Dinapoli, R. J. & Douglass, K., Aug 2020, In: Geosciences (Switzerland). 10, 8, p. 1-25 25 p., 287.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Satellite-based remote sensing rapidly reveals extensive record of Holocene coastal settlement on Madagascar
Davis, D. S., Andriankaja, V., Carnat, T. L., Chrisostome, Z. M., Colombe, C., Fenomanana, F., Hubertine, L., Justome, R., Lahiniriko, F., Léonce, H., Manahira, G., Pierre, B. V., Roi, R., Soafiavy, P., Victorian, F., Voahirana, V., Manjakahery, B. & Douglass, K., Mar 2020, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 115, 105097.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Amy ty lilin-draza’ay: Building Archaeological Practice on Principles of Community
Douglass, K., Sep 1 2020, In: African Archaeological Review. 37, 3, p. 481-485 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Archaeology, environmental justice, and climate change on islands of the Caribbean and southwestern Indian Ocean
Douglass, K. & Cooper, J., Apr 14 2020, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 117, 15, p. 8254-8262 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review