Miriam Stark

Honolulu

Miriam Stark works at the University of Hawai’i in the USA where she is Professor of Anthropology and Director for the Center for Southeast Asian Studies. With a Masters and PhD degree in Anthropological Archaeology, Miriam has worked in Southeast Asia for more than 25 years. Since working in Cambodia, her research has focused on how cities form in the region’s earliest states and civilizations, and particularly in the structure of urbanism during the 9th-15th century Angkorian period. Miriam lives in the center of Honolulu, which shapes her daily activities as well as the courses she teaches. Understanding the origins of early cities in global history fuels her archaeological research engagements, and understanding the social consequences of rural-to-urban agrarian transitions frames her Center’s ongoing initiative in Southeast Asia.