Summary
Dustin Anderson Contenti is a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Reno, specializing in precontact thermal features and geospatial analysis. His research centers on the distribution and morphological variability of roasting pits across the Great Basin, with broader interests in regional-scale patterning and landscape use. He brings over seven years of field and laboratory experience from cultural resource management projects conducted throughout Nevada, Idaho, California, Oregon, Arizona, Utah, and Washington. Mr. Contenti has served as a field technician, lab technician, crew chief, and field director.
His research expertise lies in prehistoric archaeology of the Great Basin, with a focus on lithic analysis, faunal analysis, and Human Behavioral Ecology. He is also familiar with the material culture of the American West, Southwest, and California Coastal Islands through extensive fieldwork.
Research interests
- Geographic Information System (GIS)
- Faunal analysis
- Human Behavioral Ecology (HBE)
- Lithic analysis
- Great Basin archaeology
Education
- B.A., Anthropology, University of Nevada, Reno, 2018
- A.A., General Studies, Truckee Meadows Community College, 2015