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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

 

  1. Institution Name:
    University of Arizona
  1. Department Title:
    School of Anthropology
  1. Faculty in Department of Anthropology:
    1. Killick, David (Ph.D., Yale 1990; [Assoc.] Prof; joint appt. with Materials Science and Engineering) archaeometry, history of technology,archaeometallurgy, Africa.
    2. Mills, Barbara J. (Ph.D., New Mexico 1989; Prof and Head) contact-period andhistoric Pueblos, ceramic analysis, CRM, ethnoarchaeology.
    3. Lindsay Montgomery (Ph.D., Stanford U 2015; Assistant Professor);Colonialism, nomadism, cultural landscapes, and GIOS; American Southwestand Great Plains.
    4. Maria Nieves Zedeno (Ph.D. Southern Methodist U 1995; Professor; ResearchAnthropologist, Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology); Archaeology, ethnohistory and ethnology of North America, land use studies, landscapetheory, hunter-gatherer studies, settlement patterns, population movement,American Indian studies; Plains.
  2. Other Related Faculty/Staff:
    1. Thomas E. Sheridan (Ph.D., Arizona 1983; Prof; jt. appt. Southwest Center) ethnohistory, Southwest U.S., northwestern Mexico.
    2. Ronald H. Towner (PhD U of Arizona 1997; Associate Professor, Lab of Tree-Ring Research); Dendrochronology, chronometry, archaeology; Southwest, Great Basin, early Navajo.
  3. General Statement:
    The graduate program offers students interested in historical archaeology a widerange of opportunities for field research in Native American, Spanish colonial,Mexican-American, and western American subjects. Extensive laboratory, ASMlibrary, and documentary resources include: the Arizona State Museum’s library,extensive collections and Documentary Relations of the Southwest section (anextensive microfilm collection of Spanish colonial documents); Laboratory of Traditional Technology; BARA; and on-site computer center. Also available near the university are the library, collections, and staff expertise of the Arizona Historical Society and the Western Archeological and Conservation Center, National Park Service. Local archaeological societies and private cultural resource management firms participate actively  in historical-archaeological research, providing opportunities for student involvement.
  4. For More Information Contact:
    Ronald H. Towner (PhD U of Arizona 1997; Associate Professor, Lab of Tree-Ring Research); Dendrochronology, chronometry, archaeology;Southwest, Great Basin, early Navajo.