Sophie Reilly
Home Department: Anthropology
Sophie employs paleoethnobotanical techniques (the analysis of plant remains) to study ancient foodways. Her research specifically investigates the impacts of Inka and Spanish imperialism on food availability and access among Chachapoya communities in the Northeastern Andes from the 14th to 17th century. Her research investigates how communities and households developed strategies of food security to mitigate the impacts of imperial impositions while balancing food preferences. Sophie situates her research within current discussions of food security and food sovereignty and is exploring ways that archaeology can contribute to food justice movements in the present.
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