Marcus John Hamilton
Department of Anthropology
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas 78249 USA
School of Data Science
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas 78207 USA
Santa Fe Institute
1399 Hyde Park Rd
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87259 USA
[email protected], [email protected]
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University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas 78249 USA
School of Data Science
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas 78207 USA
Santa Fe Institute
1399 Hyde Park Rd
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87259 USA
[email protected], [email protected]
Google scholar profile
Academic appointments
External Professor, Santa Fe Institute, 2024-present
Faculty Council, School of Data Science, UTSA, 2022-present
Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, UTSA, 2018-present
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Missouri, 2016-2018
Postdoctoral Fellow, Santa Fe Institute, 2010-2016
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Biology, University of New Mexico, 2008-2011
External Professor, Santa Fe Institute, 2024-present
Faculty Council, School of Data Science, UTSA, 2022-present
Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, UTSA, 2018-present
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Missouri, 2016-2018
Postdoctoral Fellow, Santa Fe Institute, 2010-2016
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Biology, University of New Mexico, 2008-2011
Education
Ph.D., Anthropology, University of New Mexico, 2008
M.S., Anthropology, University of New Mexico, 2002
B.Sc., Archaeology, University College London, 1998
Ph.D., Anthropology, University of New Mexico, 2008
M.S., Anthropology, University of New Mexico, 2002
B.Sc., Archaeology, University College London, 1998
Research interests
I am an archaeologist and I study human ecology in the past and present. Much of my work focuses on hunter-gatherer societies, but I have broader research interests in the evolutionary diversification of human ecology over time and space. I am particularly interested in how humans compute adaptive solutions to the problem of extracting free energy from stochastic environments in order to grow, maintain, and reproduce, and how these strategies evolve over time and space. Methodologically, my research involves fieldwork, data analysis, theory, and modeling. My archaeological fieldwork focuses on the Paleoindian period of the Rio Grande Rift Valley, and currently I am working with colleagues at the Mockingbird Gap Clovis site, New Mexico.
Research themes include:
I am an archaeologist and I study human ecology in the past and present. Much of my work focuses on hunter-gatherer societies, but I have broader research interests in the evolutionary diversification of human ecology over time and space. I am particularly interested in how humans compute adaptive solutions to the problem of extracting free energy from stochastic environments in order to grow, maintain, and reproduce, and how these strategies evolve over time and space. Methodologically, my research involves fieldwork, data analysis, theory, and modeling. My archaeological fieldwork focuses on the Paleoindian period of the Rio Grande Rift Valley, and currently I am working with colleagues at the Mockingbird Gap Clovis site, New Mexico.
Research themes include:
- Hunter-gatherer archaeology & paleoecology
- Ecological theory & evolutionary anthropology
- Macroecology & biogeography
- Paleoindian North America
- Complex systems theory
- Data science
- Philosophy of Science
Prospective graduate students
Prospective graduate students should email me for more information. I have plenty of opportunities for students to get involved in field work, or computational work, or both. Importantly, I am always interested in working with motivated undergraduates.
Prospective graduate students should email me for more information. I have plenty of opportunities for students to get involved in field work, or computational work, or both. Importantly, I am always interested in working with motivated undergraduates.
Classes I teach
- Human Population Ecology
- Stone Tools in Prehistory
- Statistical Computing in Anthropology
- Hunters and Gatherers
- Archaeology of North America
- Introduction to Anthropology
