Alex Smith has a PhD in Archaeology from Brown University’s Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World. He is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York – Brockport.
Alex was trained in Late Iron Age Mediterranean archaeology, specializing in the Balearic Islands and the Post-Talayotic period, alongside historical archaeology of the United States and the Mediterranean. He is the co-director of the Menorca Archaeological Project (MAP) at Torre d’en Galmés, uncovering a well-preserved alqueria, built within and around the remains of a Late Iron Age site. He has previously co-directed and worked in sites across the Mediterranean, including Sardinia, Rome, and Jordan. He also currently directs a historical project in rural New York (Frost Town Archaeology).
A specialist in GIS and spatial analysis, he is deeply invested in diachronic spaces and the changing use of sites over time, including in the contemporary era. His research is also deeply invested in public access and equity in academia.