Summary
Alberto Conti is a doctoral student in archaeology. His research interests include Human Behavioral Ecology and using settlement pattern analyses to understand Precontact period site patterning in Western North America. Prior to acceptance in the Ph.D. program, Alberto received his master's in applied anthropology at Boise State University. He has worked in cultural resource management for over seven years and has conducted archaeological work across southern Idaho and southeastern Oregon. Alberto recently instructed an archaeological field school at Lava Beds National Monument in northern California.
Research interests
- Human Behavioral Ecology (HBE)
- Hunter-gatherer archaeology
- Settlement pattern analysis
- Lithic technological organization
- Late Holocene archaeology in Western North America
Selected publications
- Conti, A., & Plew, M. (2022). Revisiting the Southwest Idaho Ceramic Project. Idaho Archaeologist, 45(2), pp. 22 – 27.
- Conti, A., (2023). A Summary of the Prehistoric Sites on the Orchard Combat Training Center, Southwestern Idaho. Idaho Archaeologist, 46(1), pp. 4 – 19.
- Conti, A. (2025). Ceramic Distribution as an Indicator of Residential Mobility in Southwestern Idaho. Idaho Archaeologist,48(1), pp. 41 – 54.
Course taught
- ANTH 448A/648A: Field School in Archaeology
Education
- Master of Applied Anthropology, Boise State University, 2022
- B.S., Boise State University, 2021