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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  1. Institution Name:
    University of Pennsylvania
  2. Department Title:
    Department of Anthropology
  3. Faculty in Historical Archaeology:
    1. Schuyler, Robert L. (Ph.D., UC-Santa Barbara 1975; Assoc. Prof./Assoc. Curator) historical archaeology, history, and theory of archaeology and anthropology, North America.
  4. General Statement:
    Historical archaeology has been taught at the University of Pennsylvania since 1960. In 1980, a formal program in historical archaeology was established. The program draws upon its own Graduate Group but also upon a strong combination of faculty and resources in several other departments (American Civilization, Folklore-Folklife, History, History and Sociology of Science, Historic Preservation, and the University Museum). Students in the Historical Archaeology program may specialize in any time period (16th-20th centuries) or geographic area. Students have done or are doing dissertations on various topics and sites in North America, Latin America, Africa, and Europe. Students wishing to specialize in historical archaeology must apply to the Anthropology Ph.D. program.
  5. For More Information Contact:
    Robert L. Schuyler, Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA; phone: 215-898-6965; fax: 215-898-0657; email: schuyler@sas.upenn.edu ; Web page: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/anthro/grad.html