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Melinda S. Allen | |
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Alma mater |
University of Arizona (BA)
University of Hawaii at Manoa (MA) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Pacific archaeology |
Institutions | Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, University of Auckland |
Thesis | |
Website | https://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/people/mall054 |
Melinda S. Allen is an American–New Zealand archaeologist. She is currently a full professor at the University of Auckland. [1]
Melinda gained her BA in anthropology and biology from the University of Arizona, followed by her Master of Arts in anthropology (archaeology) from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. After a PhD titled 'Dynamic landscapes and human subsistence: Archaeological investigations on Aitutaki Island, southern Cook Islands' at the University of Washington (Seattle), Allen moved to the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. In 1996 she took up a position as lecturer at the University of Auckland, rising to full professor where she specializes in Bioarchaeology and Paleoecology, and curates the university's Anthropology Zooarchaeological Reference Collection. [1] [2]
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Melinda S. Allen | |
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Alma mater |
University of Arizona (BA)
University of Hawaii at Manoa (MA) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Pacific archaeology |
Institutions | Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, University of Auckland |
Thesis | |
Website | https://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/people/mall054 |
Melinda S. Allen is an American–New Zealand archaeologist. She is currently a full professor at the University of Auckland. [1]
Melinda gained her BA in anthropology and biology from the University of Arizona, followed by her Master of Arts in anthropology (archaeology) from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. After a PhD titled 'Dynamic landscapes and human subsistence: Archaeological investigations on Aitutaki Island, southern Cook Islands' at the University of Washington (Seattle), Allen moved to the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. In 1996 she took up a position as lecturer at the University of Auckland, rising to full professor where she specializes in Bioarchaeology and Paleoecology, and curates the university's Anthropology Zooarchaeological Reference Collection. [1] [2]