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Peter Schmidt, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor Email: schmidtp@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., African History and Anthropology, Northwestern M.A., African History/African Studies, UCLA Graduate Diploma Student, Archaeology/African Studies, Makerere University, Uganda A.B., History, Stanford Research Interests Historical Archaeology, Ethnoarchaeology, Ethnotechnology, Iron Technology, Symbolic Interpretation, African Archaeology, Tanzania, Eritrea, Gabon, Cameroon, Oral Traditions and Archaeology Personal Statement My interests range across archaeology, symbolic […]

James Davidson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor  Office: Turlington Hall, Room B134 Phone: (352) 294-7592 Email: davidson@ufl.edu Google Scholar Education Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, 2004 M.A. Anthropology, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 1999 B.A. Archaeological Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1990 Research Interests Historical archaeology (19th/20th century), African diaspora, mortuary studies, folk beliefs Personal Statement   Positions […]

Chuan-kang Shih, PhD

Associate Professor Office: Turlington Hall, Room B125 Phone: (352) 294-7587 Email: ckshih@ufl.edu Website Education Ph.D. M.A. B.A. Research Interests Personal Statement My research interests have evolved around ethnography, historical anthropology, and anthropological demography. I have conducted extensive fieldwork among the Moso, Pumi, Naxi, and Han in Southwest China. I have published in forms of books, […]