Deborah M. Pearsall facts for kids
Deborah M. Pearsall is an American archaeologist. She is an expert in a field called paleoethnobotany. This is a special area where scientists study how people in the past used plants. She also manages an online phytolith database. Dr. Pearsall is a full professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. She began working there in 1978.
Her Journey in Archaeology
Dr. Pearsall earned her Ph.D. in anthropology in 1979. She studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her main research was about how ancient people in Ecuador found food. She looked at how they used plants a very long time ago during the Formative period.
Awards and Recognition
Dr. Pearsall has received important awards for her work. In 2002, she won the Fryxell Award. This award is given by the Society for American Archaeology. It recognizes great research that combines different science fields. In 2020, she also received the Distinguished Ethnobiologist Award. This award came from the Society of Ethnobiology. It celebrates her important contributions to studying how people and plants interact.
Her Work and Books
Dr. Pearsall has written many books and articles about her research. One of her well-known books is Paleoethnobotany: A Handbook of Procedures. She also edited the Encyclopedia of Archaeology. Her work helps us understand how ancient people lived. It shows how they used plants for food and other needs.
External Links
- Deborah Pearsall's CV
