archaeology, public archaeology, archaeology education, gulag archaeology, heritage

Dr. Katherine M. Erdman is an anthropological archaeologist with expertise in archaeological education, public archaeology, gulag archaeology, and heritage. Her current research examines the landscapes of forced labor camps in the Karlag prison system aiming to locate and identify lagpunkts, document camp structures, and connect with local communities through archaeological heritage.

Introduction to Anthropology, Social Science Research Methods, Food and Society, Frauds and Fallacies in Archaeology, Archaeology of Ritual, and Applied Public Heritage.

Peer Reviewed Articles

   Submitted K. M. Erdman. “Building One’s Own Prison: Mudbrick and Prisoner Labor in Kazakhstan’s Soviet-Era Gulags.” World Archaeology. [under review August 2025]

   In press      K. Yezzi-Woodley and K. M. Erdman. “Connecting students to archaeology by connecting archaeology to core content in K-12 schools.” Journal of Archaeology and Education. [accepted February 2021]

   2019          K. M. Erdman and B. Chaume. “Tracing 2000 Years at the Source of the Douix, Côte-d’Or, France: Water, Offerings, and Recurrence.” Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 85: 307-330. https://doi.org/10.1017/ppr.2019.13

   2018          “Small Finds from Springs and Baths, Similar or Different?” Thermae in Context, the Roman bath in town and in life. Actes du colloque de Dalheim, Luxembourg, du 21 au 24 février 2013. Archaeologia Mosellana 10, edited by H. Pösche, A. Binsfeld, and S. Hoss, 245-265.

2009          M. Schwartz, K. M. Erdman, and M. Morison. “Migration, Diffusion and Emulation: Petrographic Comparisons of Early Transcaucasian and Anatolian Pottery from Malatya-Elazığ, Turkey.” Ancient Near Eastern Studies 46: 138-159. DOI: 10.2143/ANES.46.0.2040715

Books

   2019          (editor) Public Engagement and Education: Developing and Fostering Heritage Stewardship for an Archaeological Future. New York: Berghahn Books.

2017          An analysis of Geert Hofstede's Culture's consequences: Comparing values, behaviors, institutes and organizations across nations. Macat Series. London: Routledge

Book Chapters

   2019          “Opening a Dialog: Bringing Archaeology to the Public.” In Public Engagement and Education: Developing and Fostering Heritage Stewardship for an Archaeological Future, edited by K. M. Erdman, 1-17. New York: Berghahn Books.

   2019          “Archaeology for a Lifetime: Reaching Older Generations through Adult Education Programs.” In Public Engagement and Education: Developing and Fostering Heritage Stewardship for an Archaeological Future, edited by K. M. Erdman, 186-211. New York: Berghahn Books.

   2018          K. A. Larson and K. M. Erdman. “Tools for Textile Manufacture.” In Tel Anafa II, iii: Decorative Wall Plaster, Objects of Personal Adornment and Glass Counters, Tools for Textile Manufacture and Miscellaneous Bone, Terracotta and Stone Figurines, Pre-Persian Pottery, Attic Pottery, and Medieval Pottery, edited by A. M. Berlin and S. C. Herbert, 145–210. Kelsey Museum Fieldwork Series. Ann Arbor: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.

   2018          “Appendix: Catalogue of Miscellaneous Bone Objects.” In Tel Anafa II, iii: Decorative Wall Plaster, Objects of Personal Adornment and Glass Counters, Tools for Textile Manufacture and Miscellaneous Bone, Terracotta and Stone Figurines, Pre-Persian Pottery, Attic Pottery, and Medieval Pottery, edited by A. M. Berlin and S. C. Herbert, 211–16. Kelsey Museum Fieldwork Series. Ann Arbor: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.

   2014          “Votives and Value: Communicating with the Supernatural.” In Embodying Value: The Transformation of Objects in and from the Ancient World, edited by C. Rowan and A. Bokern, 89-100. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports.