Sarah Platt

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Education

  • Ph.D. Syracuse University, Anthropology (Historical Archaeology focus)
  • M.A. Syracuse University, Anthropology
  • B.A. St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Anthropology

Research Interests

  • Archaeology of Charleston and the South Carolina lowcountry
  • Urban archaeology of the American southeast
  • Legacy collections research
  • Museum anthropology
  • Archival silences and memory
  • Open science and the digital humanities

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Anthropology
  • Introduction to Archaeology
  • Historical Archaeology
  • Archaeology Lab Practicum

Publications

  • In prep Archaeologies of Legacy (Collections): Southern Memory and the Archaeological Archive at 87 Church Street, Charleston 
  • Under review Waiting for Passage: "Household" Archaeology and Narratives of Urban Slavery at 87 Church Street (Charleston, South Carolina) 
  • 2024     Sarah Platt and Kelly Britt. Urban Historical Archaeology Of and As Dissonance: An Invitation for Collaboration. 
  • 2020 Urban Dialectics, Misrememberings, and Memory-Work; The Halsey Map of Charleston, South Carolina. Edited special issue Beyond (between, withing, through) the Grid: The Contours of Mapping in Historical Archaeology, International Journal of Historical Archaeology. DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-019-00533-8 
  • 2020 Alanna Warner-Smith and Sarah Platt. Beyond (between, within, through) the Grid: The Contours of Mapping in Historical Archaeology. Special issue for The International Journal of Historical Archaeology.

Edited Special Issues

  • 2024 Kelly Britt and Sarah Platt. Urban Archaeology of and as Dissonance. Edited special issue for Historical Archaeology. 
  • 2020 Alanna Warner-Smith and Sarah Platt. Beyond (between, within, through) the Grid: The Contours of Mapping in Historical Archaeology. Special issue for The International Journal of Historical Archaeology.

Recorded Talks