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Last published 2025
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Maureece J. Levin

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Assistant Professor

UA Little Rock

Also affiliated: Valdosta State University (2021); Santa Rosa Junior College (2021); Department of Archaeology (2018); Stanford University (2015–2021)

Faculty Researcher

10 h-index 26 pubs 1,157 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Fermentation
  • Humans
  • History, Ancient
  • Bayes Theorem
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Edible Grain
  • Cooking and Eating Utensils
  • Food Handling
  • Fungi
  • Body Remains
  • Archaeology
  • Emigration and Immigration
  • West Indies
  • Radiometric Dating

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Maureece J. Levin's research investigates the intersection of ancient food and beverage production with social structures and cultural practices. Her work examines the archaeological evidence for the emergence of competitive feasting and the use of specialized utensils, as seen in her studies of the Yangshao culture in North China. Levin also explores the historical context of alcoholic beverage consumption and its societal implications, including the study of hangovers and hierarchies during the Chalcolithic period in the southern Levant. Her research extends to archaeobotany, analyzing the presence of early cotton fibers and their role in pan-regional contacts in the Near East, as well as examining the land-sea boundary in Pohnpei State, Micronesia. Levin's scholarly contributions are reflected in her h-index of 10 and over 1,100 citations across 26 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 10
  • Publications: 26
  • Citations: 1,157

Selected Publications

  • Archaeology and Archaeobotany at the Land‐Sea Boundary in Pohnpei State, Micronesia (2025)
    Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania DOI OpenAlex
  • One hundred important questions facing plant science: an international perspective (2023)
    New Phytologist 57 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The earliest cotton fibers and Pan-regional contacts in the Near East (2022)
    Frontiers in Plant Science 15 citations DOI OpenAlex

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