UNIVERSITY OF DENVER

  1. Institution Name:
    University of Denver (DU)
  2. Department Title:
    Archaeology Program; Department of Anthropology
  3. Faculty in Historical Archaeology:
    1. Clark, Bonnie (Ph.D., UC-Berkeley 2003; Assoc. Prof., Curator ofArchaeology, DU Museum of Anthropology) historical archaeology;collaborative archaeology; gender, ethnicity and material culture; culturallandscapes; western North America.
    2. Conyers, Larry (Ph.D., Colorado, 1995; Assoc. Prof.) geophysical methods asapplied to prehistoric and historic sites, Latin America, Plains, U.S. Southwest.
    3. Gomez, Esteban (Ph.D. UC-Berkeley 2010; Ast. Prof, Curator of DigitalAnthropology, DU Museum of Anthropology) historical archaeology of LatinAmerica, digital heritage.
    4. Saitta, Dean (Ph.D., Massachusetts, 1987; Prof.) prehistoric and historicalarchaeology, political economy, material culture, urban studies, labor history,North America, U.S. Southwest.
  4. Other Related Faculty/Staff:
    1. Christina Kreps (Ph.D., Oregon, 1994; Prof., Dir. of Museum Studies, Dir. DU Museum of Anthropology) anthropology of museums, art and culturalexpression, politics of culture, development, Southeast Asia, Indonesia,Borneo.
    2. Nicole Herzog (Ph.D., Utah, 2015; Ast. Prof) ethnoarchaeology,archaeobotany, fire and human ecology, Great Basin, Africa.
    3. Sarah Nelson (Ph.D., Michigan, 1973; Res. Prof.) archaeology of gender,statistical methods, East Asia.
  5. General Statement:

    At DU, students interested in an M.A. in Anthropology with a focus in Historical Archaeology will engage in scholarship that is both theoretical and applied. The traditional strength of the department is a concern with the interaction of gender, race, ethnicity, class, and other variables in human affairs. Drawing on the resources of our Museum of Anthropology, we are concerned with how the material world expresses and sustains human relationships and ways of thinking. Faculty in the department have been involved in a wide range of historical archaeological research including the archaeology of Japanese American internment during WWII, Colonial and historic period Central America, the Colorado Coalfield War project, the archaeology of the Mexican borderlands, urban archaeology, the search for historic sites using geophysical methods, and a wealth of CRM projects. Many resources are available to graduate students at DU. The archaeology lab includes comparative collections of historic artifacts, as well as an historic artifact reference library, and work space for students. The department currently holds the collections from the Amache internment camp and several Southeastern Colorado Hispanic sites. The DU Museum of Anthropology, which is very much a teaching museum, also curates many historic artifacts in its collections. All of these collections are available for student research. Additionally, students have the opportunity to be trained on and operate state-of-the-art geophysical prospecting equipment. Students interested in public archaeology are encouraged to work with the museum and take advantage of our public gallery. Faculty in allied departments, including history and geography, are other resources for our students.

  6. For More Information Contact:

    Dr. Bonnie Clark, Department of Anthropology, University of Denver, 2000 E. Asbury Ave., 146 Sturm Hall, Denver, CO 80208 USA; phone: 303-871-2875; fax: 303-871-2437; email:bclark@du.edu. Department information and application materials are available at the department’s web page: https://www.du.edu/ahss/anthropology/. More information on DU historical archaeology projects is available on-line; For the DU Amache Project, go to http://portfolio.du.edu/amache, for the Colorado Coalfield War Project, go to http://www.du.edu/anthro/ludlow/

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