Corey Herrmann

Corey Herrmann is a PhD student in Yale’s Department of Anthropology, with an interest in the archaeology of Ecuador. He has previously participated in archaeological fieldwork in Guerrero, Mexico and two projects in Cuzco, Peru. His Master’s thesis focused on a ceramic analysis of previously excavated material from the Jama Valley, in northern Manabí, Ecuador, pertaining to the culture known as Chorrera, from the Late Formative Period (ca. 1300-300 BCE). His current research focuses on continuing work in northern and central Manabí, with an eye toward communities (ancient and modern), how they are organized, and the means by which they manage(d) and live(d) with volcanism, earthquakes, and El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) flooding events.