Nicole M. Herzog
Associate Professor, Archaeology
What I do
I study the links between diet, fire, and human evolution.Specialization(s)
anthropology, Archaeology, Archaeobotany, Behavioral Ecology, Primatology
Professional Biography
Dr. Nicole M. Herzog has worked as an archaeologist and primatologist and now serves as an Assistant Professor in the Anthropology Department at the University of Denver (DU). She is the author of numerous publications with topics ranging from the role of fire in human evolution to the detection of early domesticates in the American southwest. Dr. Herzog currently heads the Paleodiet Lab in the Anthropology Department. Through this lab, Dr. Herzog is committed to advancing our understanding of past and present plant use via collaborations with Indigenous communities, graduate and undergraduate student researchers, and a global research community. Dr. Herzog continues to conduct field studies in Senegal, South Africa, Mozambique, Costa Rica, and the North American Great Basin and Colorado Plateau.
Degree(s)
- Ph.D., University of Utah, 2015
- BA, University of Montana, 2005
Media Sources
Areas of Research
Human Evolution
Pyrotechnology
Prehistory
Starch Granule Analysis
Key Projects
- Chinese Mining Heritage and History Exhibit at the Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology
Featured Publications
. (2020). With Grit and Determination: A Century of Change for Women in Great Basin and American Archaeology. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press.
. (2017). A multi-proxy approach to archaeobotanical research: Archaic and Fremont diets, Utah. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS, 15, 169-178.
. (2014). Fire and Home Range Expansion: A Behavioral Response to Burning Among Savanna Dwelling Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 154(4), 554-560.
