Dr.
Dolores Rita Piperno
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Anthropologist; Archaeologist; Research institution staff member
Area
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specialty
Anthropology and Archaeology
Elected
2005
Founded the field of phytolith analysis as a technique to revolutionize the identification of fossil plants. Authored a volume on the use of phytoliths in plant identification and pioneered the application of these techniques toward understanding the origins of agriculture and environmental history in the New World.
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