Eli Mrak

B.A. 2017, University of Wyoming

M.A. 2022, University of Wyoming

Ph.D. Ongoing, University of Wyoming

 

D. Eli Mrak joined the University of Wyoming Anthropology Department as an Assistant Research Scientist in 2023. Eli is a Bioarchaeologist with primary interests in the study of human contact and conflict with interests in the history and prehistory of his home state of Wyoming, the greater rocky mountain region, and the great plains. He has previously conducted archaeological investigations for the Wyoming Military Department on the grounds of the Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, along with participating in various research projects in Mexico, Peru, Croatia, France, and numerous sites across Wyoming. He serves as the curator for the University of Wyoming Human Remains Repository (UWHRR) where he acts as the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) contact. As the UWHRR curator, his primary activities consist of NAGPRA compliance, archaeological and human osteological laboratory instruction, and collections access and maintenance.

 

Eli is also the Wyoming State Bioarchaeologist for the Office of the Wyoming State Archaeologist. As the State Bioarchaeologist, Eli is responsible for bioarchaeological research, consultation, repatriation, and reinterment of human remains originating from state and private lands in Wyoming.