From Households to Empires

Bradley J. Parker made numerous contributions to the field of archaeology and Assyriology on a broad array of topics spanning six millennia of archaeological history in both ancient Mesopotamia and the Andes. His varied research interests included the archaeology of empires and imperial dynamics, frontiers and borderlands, households and micro-archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, aerial drone mapping, and the politics of archaeology and nationalism. This volume contains a collection of essays from his friends, colleagues and former students that cover three broad themes: household archaeology, frontiers and borderlands, and the archaeology of empire. Our goal is to explore Bradley's indelible legacy in the field of archaeology and how his work will contribute to academic discourses in the future. AUTHORS: Jason R. Kennedy is a visiting assistant professor at Lyon College in Batesville, AR. His research interests include the role of food and drink in prehistoric societies, ceramic use alteration analysis, and GIS applications in archaeology and the broader social sciences. Patrick Mullins is a Research Associate at the University of Pittsburgh who studies borderlands, landscapes, political dynamics, and conflict with a specific focus on the Peruvian Andes and the Moche Valley.