Welcome to my website!

Hi, my name is Maddy! I am a Zooarchaeologist specializing in the Paleolithic of Eurasia with a passion for old bones, antler, ivory, and teeth.

Although my interest in Archaeology was already apparent from a young age (AKA: digging holes in the backyard and bringing home partially skeletonized possums), my formal training began during my Bachelor's at New York University. Here, I took courses in Zooarchaeology, European Prehistory, and Experimental Archaeology, culminating in my B.A. in Anthropology (2018), alongside a minor in German. I also completed an honors thesis on an Experimental Analysis of Fox Teeth Ornaments in the Upper Paleolithic.

After my Bachelor's, I moved to Germany for my M.Sc. in Archaeological Sciences from the University of Tübingen (2022). The program introduced me to a variety of archaeological subfields (e.g., Archaeometry, Geoarchaeology, Paleogenetics) and deepened my interest in Zooarchaeology. I also gained practical knowledge via lab work in faunal analysis, collections management, stable isotopes, and proteomics. My thesis, titled Zooarchaeological Analysis of the Faunal Remains from Petersfels (Hegau Jura, Southwestern Germany), focused on the subsistence practices of Magdalenian hunter-gatherers in Central Europe.

Now, I am back the US to continue my research as a Ph.D. student in Anthropology at the University of California, Davis!