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Carla Klehm's research focuses on various aspects of archaeology, with a particular emphasis on spatial approaches, adaptive behaviors, and the practicalities of fieldwork. Her work investigates how past human populations interacted with their environments, including adaptive foraging strategies during significant climatic events such as the Toba supereruption.
Klehm has a strong interest in the application of technology and spatial data analysis within archaeological research. This includes the use of unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for photogrammetry in remote field scenarios and the broader challenges and utility of spatial data in understanding archaeological sites and human migration patterns. Her federally funded projects, totaling over $1.2 million from the NSF, support research in archaeometry, riverine ecosystem stability, and cultural resiliency.
Beyond core archaeological research, Klehm also addresses important considerations for the health and safety of researchers conducting fieldwork, including mitigating chronic disease risks and implementing effective safety education. She leads a research group and has authored or co-authored 47 publications, with an h-index of 11 and over 400 citations.
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- h-index: 11
- Publications: 47
- Citations: 418
Selected Publications
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LiDAR‐Based Storytelling About a Historical Industrial Landscape in Southern Middle Tennessee (2025)
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Beads from Excavations at Qustul, Adindan, Serra East, Dorgininarti, Ballana, and Kalabsha: A-Group, Post-A-Group, C-Group, N-Type, P-Type, Pan Grave, Kerma, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom (2025)
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Utility of UAS Photogrammetry and Thermal Sensors for Identifying Locations and Understanding Functions of Puebloan Gravel Mulch Fields in Northern New Mexico (2024)
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Improving InSAR Accuracy for Slow Deformation and Change Detection with Lidar and GPS (2024)
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Archaeology, ethnography, and geosciences reveal central role of traditional lifeways in shaping Madagascar’s dry forests (2024)
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Remote, Rugged Field Scenarios for Archaeology and the Field Sciences: Object Avoidance and 3D Flight Planning with sUAS Photogrammetry (2024)
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Turkana stone beads tell a story of herder life in a drying east Africa 5,000 years ago (2023)
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Mineralogy and Sourcing of a Stone Bead Industry Found in Communal Cemeteries Associated with Eastern Africa's First Pastoralists, ca. 5000 <scp>b.p.</scp> (2023)
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The Use and Challenges of Spatial Data in Archaeology (2023)
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Spatial Approaches in African Archaeology (2022)
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Mitigating Chronic Diseases during Archaeological Fieldwork (2021)
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Rethinking Research Sites as Wilderness Activity Sites (2021)
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Recommendations for Safety Education and Training for Graduate Students Directing Field Projects (2021)
Federal Grants 4 $1,232,861 total
SCC-CIVIC-FA Track A: Dynamic Modeling of River Ecosystem Stability
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- Recommendations for Safety Education and Training for Graduate Students Directing Field Projects
- Utility of UAS Photogrammetry and Thermal Sensors for Identifying Locations and Understanding Functions of Puebloan Gravel Mulch Fields in Northern New Mexico
- Mitigating Chronic Diseases during Archaeological Fieldwork
- Mineralogy and Sourcing of a Stone Bead Industry Found in Communal Cemeteries Associated with Eastern Africa's First Pastoralists, ca. 5000 <scp>b.p.</scp>
- Remote, Rugged Field Scenarios for Archaeology and the Field Sciences: Object Avoidance and 3D Flight Planning with sUAS Photogrammetry
- Utility of UAS Photogrammetry and Thermal Sensors for Identifying Locations and Understanding Functions of Puebloan Gravel Mulch Fields in Northern New Mexico
- Recommendations for Safety Education and Training for Graduate Students Directing Field Projects
- Recommendations for Safety Education and Training for Graduate Students Directing Field Projects
- Recommendations for Safety Education and Training for Graduate Students Directing Field Projects
- Rethinking Research Sites as Wilderness Activity Sites
- Rethinking Research Sites as Wilderness Activity Sites
- Mitigating Chronic Diseases during Archaeological Fieldwork
- Chemical analysis of precolonial Indian Ocean glass beads found in the southern African interior:
- Glass beads and human pasts
- Glass beads and human pasts
- Glass beads and human pasts
- Spatial Approaches in African Archaeology
- Mineralogy and Sourcing of a Stone Bead Industry Found in Communal Cemeteries Associated with Eastern Africa's First Pastoralists, ca. 5000 <scp>b.p.</scp>
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