Matthew Kroot
Assistant Professor,
School of Human Evolution and Social Change
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SHESC 166 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85281
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Mail code: 2402Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Matthew Kroot is an assistant professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. He is an archaeologist whose theoretical and methodological interests include political economy in past societies, stone tool analysis, and collaborative and community-based research methods. He has conducted fieldwork in North America, West Africa and the Middle East.
Education
PhD University of Michigan
Research Website URL
Google Scholar URL
Research Interests
Archaeology; Anthropology; Political Economy; Collaborative Research Methods; Community-Base Research Methods; North America; West Africa; Southwest Asia
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
- Lueck, Amy, Matthew V. Kroot, and Lee Panich (2021) “Public Memory as Community-Engaged Writing: Composing Difficult Histories on Campus.” Community Literacy Journal 15(2): 9-30.
- Kroot, Matthew V. and Lee Panich (2020) “Students are Stakeholders in Campus Archaeology.” Advances in Archaeological Practice 8(2): 134-150.
- Kroot, Matthew V. and Cameron Gokee (2018) “Histories and Material Manifestations of Slavery in the Upper Gambia River Region: Preliminary results of the Bandafassi Regional Archaeological Project.” Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage 7(2): 74-104. Republished in Marshall, L.W. (ed.) (2021) Landscapes of Slavery in Africa. Pp. 4-34. Routledge.
- Makarewicz, Cheryl A.; Nathan B. Goodale, Philipp Rassmann, Chantel White, Holly Miller, Jihad Haroun, Eric Carlson, Alexis Pantos, Matt Kroot, Seiji Kadowaki, Aksel Casson, James T. Williams, Anne E. Austin, and Benjamin Fabre (2006) “El-Hemmeh: A multi-period Pre-Pottery Neolithic site in the Wadi el-Hasa, Jordan.” Journal of Eurasian Prehistory 4(2):177-213.
Editor-Reviewed Journal Articles
- Kroot, Matthew V.; Cameron Gokee, and Camille Machiels (2019) “Yoro Moussou: A Malinke fortified site in southeastern Senegal.” Nyame Akuma No. 91: 23-29.
- Gokee, Cameron; Matthew V. Kroot, Aime Kantoussan, Adama Athie, Djiby Tamba, and Massar Sarr (2015) “Le paysage historique de la Haute Gambie: Resultats des reconnaissances archeologiques en 2013 et 2015.” Nyame Akuma (84): 27-40.
- Kroot, Matthew V. (2012) “Al-Khayran.” In “Archaeology in Jordan, 2010 and 2011 Seasons.” Keller, Donald R. et al. American Journal of Archaeology 116(4): 722-723.
Book Reviews
- Kroot, Matthew V. (2019) “Review of Reluctant Landscapes by François Richard.” African Archaeological Review 36(4): 555-557.
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASM 338 | Anthropological Field Session |
ASM 583 | Fieldwork |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 338 | Archaeology of North America |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ASB 799 | Dissertation |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 366 | African Archaeol: Precolonial |
AFR 366 | African Archaeol: Precolonial |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ASB 799 | Dissertation |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASM 338 | Anthropological Field Session |
ASM 583 | Fieldwork |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
ASB 338 | Archaeology of North America |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 366 | African Archaeol: Precolonial |
AFR 366 | African Archaeol: Precolonial |