Jo Zalea Matias, Ph.D.
College of Arts and Sciences, Anthropology
Adjunct Instructor
Office:
BBH 136
Email:
j-matias5@neiu.edu
Office Hours:
Spring 2026: Teaching in 2nd 8 Weeks session (TBA)
Expertise
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Archaeology
Research Interests
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Prehistoric Europe and America, gender and identity, visual representations of the past (public and academic), nondestructive archaeological survey methods, archaeology and social media.
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I recently edited a volume that looks at visual representations of the European past in archaeology, museums, and media. I am also the Principal Investigator (with Dr. Elizabeth Foulds, Durham University) on the project New light on old sites.
Education
- Ph.D. Archaeology, Durham University, UK
- M.A. in Roman and Prehistoric Archaeology, Durham University, UK
- B.A. Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Selected Publications
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Matias, J. (2025) ‘Case Study: Gender and Other Visual Representations of Iron Age Britain’, in Donahue, J.A., Ray, I.S., Scarborough, I.M., and Zovar, J.M. (eds) Traces: An Open Invitation to Archaeology. Whatcom Community College. https://textbooks.whatcom.edu/
tracesarchaeology/chapter/ asking-archaeological- questions/ - Matias, J., Scheyhing, N., Gutsmiedl-Schumann, editors. (2025) Diversity in Visual Representations of the Past: Representation Matters. EAA Current Themes in Archaeology, Springer.
- Fries, J., Gutsmiedl-Schumann, D., Matias, J., Rambuscheck, U, editors. (2017). Images of the Past: Conference Proceedings from the 20th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists. Munster, Waxmann.
Additional Information
Honors
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2022 Publication grant, Textbook and Academic Authors Association
- 2014 Research grant for New light on old sites, Royal Archaeological Institute