Dr. Daniel Pierce is the Co-Founder and Lead Researcher of the Terra Incognita Research Institute and a Fellow of the Explorers Club. An archaeological scientist specializing in material analysis, geochemistry and geospatial analysis, Dr. Pierce holds degrees in Anthropology, History, and Art, earning his PhD in Anthropological Archaeology from the University of Missouri in 2017. He has worked at the Archaeometry Laboratory at the University of Missouri Research Reactor, the IRAMAT-CRP2A Laboratory at Université Bordeaux Montaigne in France, the University of Central Florida, and the Center for Archaeological Research at Missouri State University. He has authored more than 35 scientific publications and book chapters spanning the Americas, and serves as a reviewer for multiple journals as well as being a member of the Society for American Archaeology, American Anthropological Association, and The Registry of Professional Archaeologists.
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