Photo: Director, Laboratory of Archaeology Contact Info arobthom@uga.edu Amanda Roberts-Thompson is the Director of the Laboratory of Archaeology and Georgia Archaeological Site File at the University of Georgia. Amanda is also the Institutional NAGPRA Coordinator for the university and facilitates implementation of NAGPRA (Native American Graves and Repatriation Act, https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nagpra/index.htm) within the Laboratory to respectfully repatriate ancestors. She specializes in historical archaeology, ethnohistory and preservation with over 12 years of experience in archaeology and collections management. She has been involved in projects in the Caribbean, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and Mexico. Her current research includes projects on the Georgia Coast and in southwest Florida. The main focus of her research in these areas is the dynamic economies that emerged as a result of colonialism and the establishment of the plantation system in the Southeast. Selected Publications Selected Publications: Holland-Lulewicz, Jacob & Ritchison, Brandon & Lulewicz, Isabelle & Howland, Matthew & Thompson, Amanda & Thompson, Victor. (2025). Modern coastal ecosystems of the American Southeast are shaped by deep-time human-environment interactions. Communications Earth & Environment. Holland-Lulewicz, Jacob & Thompson, Victor & Thompson, Amanda & Butler, RaeLynn & Chavez, Dario & Franklin, Jay & Hunt, Turner & Williams, Mark & Worth, John. (2024). The initial spread of peaches across eastern North America was structured by Indigenous communities and ecologies. Nature Communications. 15. Thompson, Amanda & Thompson, Victor & Garland, Carey & Butler, RaeLynn & deBeaubien, Domonique & Panther, Miranda & Hunt, Turner & Wendt, LeeAnne & Fontenot, Raynella & Langley, Linda & Schenk, Kristine & Freeman, Mary & Auerbach, Claire & Saunders, Chris. (2023). The NAGPRA Nexus, Institutional Integrity, and the Evolving Role of Archaeological Laboratories. Advances in Archaeological Practice. 11. Marquardt, William & Walker, Karen & Thompson, Victor & Savarese, Michael & Thompson, Amanda & Newsom, Lee. (2022). Episodic complexity and the emergence of a coastal kingdom: Climate, cooperation, and coercion in Southwest Florida. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 65. Holland-Lulewicz, Jacob & Thompson, Amanda. (2021). Incomplete Histories and Hidden Lives: The Case for Social Network Analysis in Historical Archaeology. International Journal of Historical Archaeology. 26.
