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Ph.D., University of Arizona, Anthropology (Archaeology and Materials Science) My research interest is the origins of pottery. I investigate early ceramic technologies adopting methods developed in archaeology, materials science, and geoscience. My studies reconstruct production processes...

I earned my B.A. in Political Science at St. Mary's College of Maryland and my Ph.D. in Political Science at UC Davis. I spent five years on the faculty at the University of South Carolina before moving to UC Merced to build a brand new political science program at the newest University of...

Affiliation: Department of Anthropology and Heritage Studies – University of California Merced Bio: Nicola Lercari is an Associate Professor of Heritage Studies in the Department of Anthropology and Heritage Studies at the University of California, Merced. He received his Ph.D. in History and Computing from the University of Bologna, Italy, and has participated in numerous digital humanities and digital archaeology research initiatives in Turkey, Italy, the United States, and Mexico. Dr. Lercari's scholarship exposes the fundamental role that digital and geospatial technologies play in the investigation and protection of sites of cultural significance, archaeological excavation/museum collections, data, and information that describe and document the cultural diversity of our planet.

Lercari’s Heritage Interpretation Visualization and Experience (HIVE) Lab was established in the summer 2016 at the University of California, Merced. The HIVE Lab is currently based on the University of California Merced campus in the Classroom and Office Building 2 (COB2 Room 344). The HIVE Lab is...

Aaron D. Hernday Assistant Professor School of Natural Sciences University of California, Merced 5200 N Lake Rd. Science and Engineering Building 1, Room 314 Merced, CA 95343 Office Ph: (209) 228-2450 Email