shayla L. Monroe, Ph.D.

Zooarchaeologist

  • About ME

    Anthropological archaeologist focused on the social zooarchaeology of the Nile Valley, the Sahara, and the Sahel.

  • Education

    University of California, Santa Barbara

    2021

    Ph.D. Anthropology

    University of California, Santa Barbara

    2015

    M.A. Anthropology

    Howard University

    2012

    B.A. in Anthropology

    B.A, in English

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  • specializations

    Social Zooarchaeology

    I study the role of animals, wild and domestic, in past societies and cultures.

    Archaeology of Nubia and Egypt

    I work at the sites of Tombos and Abu Fatima in the northern part of Sudan.

    African Pastoralism

    I also study origins and long-term impacts of cattle pastoralism on African societies.

    African Prehistory

    I also serve as a consultant for K-12 educators creating curricula on the the African past.

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