Dr. Clark Spencer Larsen
Contact Information
Dr. Clark Spencer Larsen
Department of Anthropology
The Ohio State University
4034 Smith Laboratory
174 W. 18th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
614.292.4149 (tel)
614.292-4155 (fax)
larsen.53@osu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
(pdf)
Research Interests
Research Background
My primary interest is in the history of the human
condition, viewed from the perspective of health, quality of life, adaptation, and lifestyle. I have spent most of my
professional career directing the La Florida Bioarchaeology Project, involving the collaboration of scientists from the
United States and elsewhere. The research focuses on the consequences of major adaptive shifts in coastal and terrestrial
settings of the modern states of Georgia and Florida. Methods of analysis include biomechanics, paleopathology, dietary
reconstruction (stable isotope analysis, tooth microwear). A popular account of the project is presented in Skeletons
in our Closet: Revealing our Past Through Bioarchaeology (Princeton University Press, 2000). The most recent research
results can be found in my edited book, Bioarchaeology of Spanish Florida: The Impact of Colonialism (University Press of
Florida, 2001). In collaboration with Richard Steckel, Phillip Walker, and Paul Sciulli, I co-direct the Global History of
Health Project, involving the collaboration of scientists and study of skeletons from Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Teaching Schedule
| Autumn 2009 |
827 - Writing and
Publishing in Anthropology |
| Winter 2010 |
Not Teaching |
| Spring 2010 |
Not Teaching |
Current Grad Students
Pedro Da Gloria
Jesse Fuhrman
Lesley Gregoricka
Randee Hunter
Britney Kyle
Joshua Sadvari
Erica Tyler
Jaime Ullinger
Leslie Williams
Lauren Winkler
Other Information
Global History of Health : http://global.sbs.ohio-state.edu
Bioarchaeology lab:
http://anthropology.osu.edu/bioarch/index.htm
Çatalhöyük
Research Project:
http://www.catalhoyuk.com
Clark Spencer Larsen Elected 2006 AAAS Fellow (doc)
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