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J. Ryan Kennedy

Social Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesTurtle Biology and ConservationAsian American and Pacific HistoriesIdentification and Quantification in Food

Publications

21

Citations

169

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

19

Publishing since 2007

Research summary
AI-generated

J. Ryan Kennedy studies the archaeology of past human communities by examining the remains of animals—especially fish and other seafood—found at historical sites. A major focus is the Chinese diaspora in North America, using evidence like animal bones and ancient DNA to reconstruct food practices, trade networks, and daily life in the 19th century. This work also connects to environmental history, such as documenting long-term human impacts on marine species like sea turtles and sharks.

Chinese diaspora archaeologyZooarchaeology (study of animal remains)Ancient DNA analysisHistorical fisheries and food tradeHuman impacts on marine life

Publication activity was highest around 2018–2019, dipped in the early 2020s, and rebounded in 2024, averaging roughly one to two papers per year overall.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 4 publications4182019: 4 publications4192020: 2 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 1 publication22232024: 4 publications4242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Society for Historical Archaeology×3
  • American Antiquity×2
  • International Journal of Historical Archaeology×2
  • Journal of Archaeological Science×2
  • Science Advances×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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