{"id":2,"date":"2012-09-04T13:39:49","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T17:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/template\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:54:57","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daniel Contreras, Ph.D.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate Professor<a href=\"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/DC_May2024_Escalante.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-181\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-181 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/DC_May2024_Escalante.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"261\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I am an anthropological geoarchaeologist interested in human-environment interactions, particularly anthropogenic components of dynamic landscapes and environmental change. \u00a0My research currently includes both field-based and modeling projects in Peru, Utah, Jordan, France, and Greece, where I examine landscape change and its relationship to long-term human occupation, looking at the ways in which humans have both adapted to and caused environmental changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Please see <a href=\"https:\/\/dcontreras.netlify.app\/\">my website<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:daniel.contreras@ufl.edu\">daniel.contreras@ufl.edu<\/a><br>\nPhone: (352)-294-6880<br>\nOffice: B346 Turlington<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Office Hours: Mon 1-3p (Fall 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Mailing address:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Department of Anthropology<br>\nUniversity of Florida<br>\nP.O. Box 117305<br>\nGainesville, FL 32611-7305<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-250\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-106-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-250 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default-base\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Publications\" data-height=\"260\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_250\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_250\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-251 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-25 09:57:17\" data-filename=\"Contreras2023_QI.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S104061822400140X?dgcid=author\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Quaternary International Puclication\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/Contreras2023_QI.png\" class=\"slider-250 slide-251 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Contreras 2024, Quaternary International\" rel=\"\" title=\"Contreras 2024, Quaternary International\" style=\"margin-top: 1.8192918192918%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/Contreras2023_QI.png 585w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/Contreras2023_QI-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/Contreras2023_QI-200x67.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Contreras 2024, Quaternary International<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-252 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-25 09:57:18\" data-filename=\"JAMT2023-e1703152985599.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10816-023-09634-5\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Journal of Archaeological Method &amp; Theory\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAMT2023-e1703152985599.png\" class=\"slider-250 slide-252 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Contreras &amp; Codding 2023, Journal of Archaeological Method &amp; Theory\" rel=\"\" title=\"Contreras &amp; Codding 2023, Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 81.210653753027%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAMT2023-e1703152985599.png 903w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAMT2023-e1703152985599-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAMT2023-e1703152985599-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAMT2023-e1703152985599-200x91.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Contreras &amp; Codding 2023, Journal of Archaeological Method &amp; Theory<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-253 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-25 09:57:18\" data-filename=\"JAS2018.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jas.2018.02.013\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Journal of Archaeological Science\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1204\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAS2018.png\" class=\"slider-250 slide-253 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Contreras et al. 2018, Journal of Archaeological Science\" rel=\"\" title=\"Contreras et al. 2018, Journal of Archaeological Science\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 67.248120300752%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAS2018.png 1204w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAS2018-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAS2018-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAS2018-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAS2018-200x110.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1204px) 100vw, 1204px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Contreras et al. 2018, Journal of Archaeological Science<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-254 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-25 09:57:18\" data-filename=\"Senri2023-e1703153003315.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1037\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/Senri2023-e1703153003315.png\" class=\"slider-250 slide-254 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Contreras 2023, Senri Ethnological Studies\" rel=\"\" title=\"Contreras 2023, Senri\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 90.415828303152%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/Senri2023-e1703153003315.png 1037w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/Senri2023-e1703153003315-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/Senri2023-e1703153003315-1024x421.png 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/Senri2023-e1703153003315-768x315.png 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/Senri2023-e1703153003315-200x82.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1037px) 100vw, 1037px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Contreras 2023, Senri Ethnological Studies<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-255 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-25 09:57:18\" data-filename=\"CAJ2015.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.cambridge.org\/abstract_S095977431400081X\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Cambridge Archaeological Journal\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/CAJ2015.png\" class=\"slider-250 slide-255 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Contreras 2015, Cambridge Archaeological Journal\" rel=\"\" title=\"Contreras 2015, Cambridge Archaeological Journal\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 85.367681498829%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/CAJ2015.png 701w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/CAJ2015-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/CAJ2015-200x87.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Contreras 2015, Cambridge Archaeological Journal<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-256 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-25 09:57:19\" data-filename=\"NP2023.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00776297.2022.2028389\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d1awpa Pacha\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1259\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/NP2023.png\" class=\"slider-250 slide-256 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Contreras 2022, \u00d1awpa Pacha\" rel=\"\" title=\"Contreras 2023, \u00d1awpa Pacha\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 69.278306878307%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/NP2023.png 1259w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/NP2023-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/NP2023-1024x549.png 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/NP2023-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/NP2023-200x107.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1259px) 100vw, 1259px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Contreras 2022, \u00d1awpa Pacha<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-257 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-25 09:57:19\" data-filename=\"JAS2014.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1222\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAS2014.png\" class=\"slider-250 slide-257 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Contreras &amp; Meadows 2014, Journal of Archaeological Science\" rel=\"\" title=\"Contreras &amp; Meadows 2014, Journal of Archaeological Science\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 67.342094107673%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAS2014.png 1222w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAS2014-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAS2014-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAS2014-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/daniel-contreras\/files\/JAS2014-200x110.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1222px) 100vw, 1222px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Contreras &amp; 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