Krish Seetah

Krish Seetah, a native of Mauritius, is an environmental and historical archaeologist, whose focus is primarily on colonization and colonialism. He is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University and the Director of the ‘Mauritian Archaeology and Cultural Heritage’ (MACH) project, which studies European Imperialism and colonial activity. This project centres on the movement of peoples and material cultures, specifically within the contexts of slavery and Diaspora. The work of this project has focused on key sites in Mauritius and is based on a systematic programme of excavation and environmental sampling. The underlying aims are to better understand the transition from slavery to indentured labour following abolition, the extent and diversity of trade in the region and the environmental consequences of intense, monoculture, agriculture. His recent publications include an edited volume, Connecting Continents: Archaeology and History in the Indian Ocean World (OUP), which won the Society for American Archaeology Scholarly Book Award in 2019.