As an anthropological archaeologist, I am interested in studying long-term patterns of change in social and environmental aspects, particularly reconstructing cycles of sedentism and mobility, diverse patterns of settlement and land-use practices, occupation expansions or abandonments, and addressing the topic of sustainability in historical societies. I research Near Eastern states during historical periods that occupied diverse and vast territories, by documenting their provincial, frontier, and environmentally transitional landscapes that have remained less understood. I apply a multidisciplinary approach and combine landscape surveys, remote sensing datasets, geospatial analysis, environmental data, and ethnographic records.
Mitra Panahipour
landscape archaeology and anthropology, remote sensing techniques, geospatial analysis, environmental and land-use modeling, settlement patterns, sedentism and mobility, water management strategies, Near Eastern studies, and management of cultural heritage resources.