Julie Hoggarth

Julie completed her dissertation research in 2010, which focuses on ancient Maya settlement at Baking Pot, specifically addressing household and community organization in the Classic to Postclassic transition at the site. She has worked with BVAR since 2001, working at Baking Pot, Caracol, and Cahal Pech. She has also worked in California, Colorado, and Panama. She completed her Bachelors degrees in Anthropology (Concentration in Archaeology) and Latin American Studies at the University of California, San Diego. Julie is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, where her dissertation is expected to be completed in 2012. Her interests include household archaeology, regional settlement patterns, collapse and regeneration of complex societies, quantitative methods, and Geographic Information Systems.  Julie is currently the Assistant Director for BVAR.