Fields of Study
- Archaeology
- South and Southeast Asia
Areas of Interest
Areas of Interest / Research Keywords: lidar; urbanism; remote sensing; ground-penetrating radar; Southeast Asia; Angkor; Koh Ker
Research Region: Southeast Asia
Biography
Dr. Klassen’s research contributes to interdisciplinary dialogues of urbanism, resilience, and water management by providing empirical evidence of the resilience of these cities over the long term. She specializes in remotely sensed data (including lidar) and is currently directing the Koh Ker ArchaeologicalProject and co-directing the Cambodian Archaeological Lidar Initiative.
Prior Education
Arizona State University, Dartmouth College
Awards
ISEAA Early Career Award
Publications
Klassen, S., Carter, A., Evans, D., Ortman, S., Stark, M., Loyless, A., Polkinghorne, M., Heng, P., Hill, M., Wijker, P., Niles-Weed, J., Marriner, G., Pottier, C., & R. Fletcher (2021). Diachronic modeling of the population within the medieval Greater Angkor Region settlement complex. Science Advances, 7 (19).
Klassen, S., Ortman, S., Lobo, J., & D. Evans (2021). Increasing returns to agricultural intensification at Angkor, Cambodia. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory.
S. Klassen, & D. Evans (2020). Top-down and bottom-up water management: A diachronic model of changing water management strategies at Angkor, Cambodia. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 58.
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