Dr. Johnson's research focuses on the cultures associated with the Red Sea area and their involvement in long-distance trade from the earliest period through the Islamic Period. Other main areas of interest include Nabataeans, human osteology, votive offerings in mortuary context and ancient medicinal plants.
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