BiographyAn archaeologist and historian by training, Sander van der Leeuw’s research interests include archaeological theory, ancient ceramic technologies, regional archaeology, ancient and modern man-land relationships, geographic information system (GIS) and modeling, and complex systems theory. In February 2004, he joined Arizona State University (ASU) as professor of anthropology and director of the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. He is dean of the School of Sustainability and codirector of the Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative at ASU.