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About Michael Etnier

Mike is a zooarchaeologist, primarily interested in studying biogeography and historical ecology of North Pacific marine ecosystems, and how changes in each of these has or has not influenced, or been influenced by, prehistoric human hunting practices. To study these complex systems, he spends nearly equal amounts of time working with modern and ancient bone and tooth samples. Mike is currently working on year four of a four-year NSF grant examining a long-term faunal record from Dutch Harbor (Unalaska Is.), Alaska.

Positions

Present Faculty Member, Western Washington University ‐ Western Expert
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Present Affiliate Research Associate, Western Washington University ‐ Department of Anthropology
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Education

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2002 Ph.D., University of Washington ‐ Department of Anthropology
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1997 M.A., University of Washington ‐ Department of Anthropology
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1992 B.A., University of Tennessee ‐ Department of Anthropology
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Contact Information

Michael Etnier
Arntzen Hall, Room 302
Department of Anthropology
Western Washington University

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osteology (2)

paleopathology (2)

pathology (1)

Recent Works (1)

zooarchaeology (2)

Publications and Reports (22)