Benjamin R. Vining
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Associate Professor
Also affiliated: Boston University (2003–2010); Wellesley College (2015)
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Benjamin R. Vining's research investigates human adaptation to environmental change, particularly focusing on the impacts of climate variability on past societies. His work integrates paleoenvironmental data with archaeological evidence to understand long-term human responses to climatic shifts. Vining has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two projects focused on human adaptation to prehistoric ENSO-driven flooding and sustainable agricultural practices.
His publications span diverse geographical regions and time periods, including studies on Tiwanaku trade patterns in southern Peru, Maya calendar reform, and geophysical surveys at ancient Egyptian sites. Recent work has explored the ecological context of Tiwanaku migrations, cultural niche construction through remote sensing in Peru, and paleoclimatic evidence for Andean refugia. Vining also examines the relationship between El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events and vegetation productivity in northwestern South America.
With an h-index of 9 and over 280 citations across 24 publications, Vining maintains an active research presence. He has served as Principal Investigator (PI) on federally funded research totaling $52,445.
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- h-index: 9
- Publications: 22
- Citations: 280
Positions
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Associate Professor 2022–presentUniversity of Arkansas Department of Anthropology ORCID
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Assistant Professor 2016–presentUniversity of Arkansas Fayetteville Anthropology ORCID
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Lecturer 2012–2016Wellesley College Anthropology ORCID
Selected Publications
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A Bioavailable Strontium Isoscape for Peru: Implications for Human Mobility Studies (2026)
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Chronology, Continuity, and Hiatus: Radiocarbon Dating of Monumental Mudbrick Architecture in Peru’s Chicama Valley (2026)
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Dating the ebb and flow of Tiwanaku and post-collapse material culture across the Andes (2025)
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Expanded agroecological niches and redistributed risks in northern Peru’s Chicama Valley during late-Holocene ENSO climate changes (2022)
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El Niño Southern Oscillation and enhanced arid land vegetation productivity in NW South America (2021)
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Crossing the western Altiplano: The ecological context of Tiwanaku migrations (2019)
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Paleoclimatic and archaeological evidence from Lake Suches for highland Andean refugia during the arid middle-Holocene (2018)
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Cultural Niche Construction and Remote Sensing of Ancient Anthropogenic Environmental Change in the North Coast of Peru (2017)
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Droughts, floods, and farming at Quebrada Tacahuay from late prehispanic to colonial times (2017)
Federal Grants 2 $52,445 total
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Award: Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Human long term adaptation to prehistoric ENSO-driven flooding
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Top Collaborators
- Droughts, floods, and farming at Quebrada Tacahuay from late prehispanic to colonial times
- Dating the ebb and flow of Tiwanaku and post-collapse material culture across the Andes
- A Bioavailable Strontium Isoscape for Peru: Implications for Human Mobility Studies
- El Niño Southern Oscillation and enhanced arid land vegetation productivity in NW South America
- Expanded agroecological niches and redistributed risks in northern Peru’s Chicama Valley during late-Holocene ENSO climate changes
- Chronology, Continuity, and Hiatus: Radiocarbon Dating of Monumental Mudbrick Architecture in Peru’s Chicama Valley
- El Niño Southern Oscillation and enhanced arid land vegetation productivity in NW South America
- Expanded agroecological niches and redistributed risks in northern Peru’s Chicama Valley during late-Holocene ENSO climate changes
- Droughts, floods, and farming at Quebrada Tacahuay from late prehispanic to colonial times
- Paleoclimatic and archaeological evidence from Lake Suches for highland Andean refugia during the arid middle-Holocene
- Paleoclimatic and archaeological evidence from Lake Suches for highland Andean refugia during the arid middle-Holocene
- Paleoclimatic and archaeological evidence from Lake Suches for highland Andean refugia during the arid middle-Holocene
- Crossing the western Altiplano: The ecological context of Tiwanaku migrations
- Expanded agroecological niches and redistributed risks in northern Peru’s Chicama Valley during late-Holocene ENSO climate changes
- Dating the ebb and flow of Tiwanaku and post-collapse material culture across the Andes
- Dating the ebb and flow of Tiwanaku and post-collapse material culture across the Andes
- Dating the ebb and flow of Tiwanaku and post-collapse material culture across the Andes
- Dating the ebb and flow of Tiwanaku and post-collapse material culture across the Andes
- Dating the ebb and flow of Tiwanaku and post-collapse material culture across the Andes
- Dating the ebb and flow of Tiwanaku and post-collapse material culture across the Andes
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