Jeannette Plummer Sires

Jeannette Plummer Sires is an intercultural archaeologist whose work bridges the past and present. Raised between Seville and New York, she has conducted fieldwork across the world, from Viking sites in Iceland and Amerindian settlements in Antigua & Barbuda to Neanderthal caves in Spain and human origins research in Kenya.

She served as Curator of Archaeological Assemblages at the British Museum, leading efforts to decolonise and reconceptualise collections, and at London’s Natural History Museum, contributing to osteological research and fieldwork in Morocco through the Centre for Human Evolution Research. An Affiliate Scholar at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge and a trustee of the Council for British Archaeology, she brings innovative perspectives that challenge traditional paradigms in heritage and archaeology.

Jeannette has contributed her expertise to National Geographic and PBS NOVA documentaries. She is committed to making heritage accessible and inclusive, and advocates for cultural intelligence as a guiding lens for empathy, innovation and collective belonging.

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