Anthropology
Grace Horseman

Grace Horseman

grace_horseman@brown.edu
Research Interests Central Maya Lowlands; Foodways; Cultivation practices; Paleoethnobotany; Political ecology; GIS and remote sensing; Conservation and heritage

Biography

Grace is an anthropological archaeologist and paleoethnobotanist working in southeastern Mexico. Her current research focuses on how homegardens and horticultural practices were enmeshed with the social, political, and economic life of ancestral Maya people and communities at Calakmul, an ancient Maya city located in contemporary Campeche, Mexico. Before coming to Brown, Grace worked as a CRM archaeologist in southern Ontario, Canada. 

Previous Degrees 

  • M.A. in Anthropology from Brown University (2026)
  • B.Sc. in Integrated Science (concentration in Geography and Environmental Sciences) and concurrent certificate in Geographic Information Science from McMaster University (2022)

Publications

  • Horseman, G., Morell-Hart, S., Golden, C. and Scherer, A., 2024. Suitability Models of Ancient Maya Agriculture in the Upper Usumacinta River Basin of Mexico and Guatemala. Latin American Antiquity, 35(4), pp.946–964.