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Dick Jefferies
Professor

Archaeology, lithic analysis, cultural ecology, settlement archaeology; Spanish Mission period, Southeastern and Midwestern U.S.

Courses Taught

  • ANT 101: Introduction to Anthropology
  • ANT 221: Native People of North America
  • ANT 240: Introduction to Archaeology
    ANT 241  Origins of Old World Civilizations
  • ANT 242: Origins of New World Civilizations
  • ANT 342: North American Archaeology
  • ANT 351  Ohio Valley Archaeology
  • ANT 541: Archaeological Method and Theory
  • ANT 555: Archaeology of Eastern North America
  • ANT 582 Senior Integrative Seminar
  • ANT 585: Field School in Archaeology
  • ANT 602: Culture Dynamics and Change
  • ANT 612: Culture History
  • ANT 651: Archaeological Data Analysis (Lithics)
  • ANT 651: Archaeological Data Analysis (Ceramics)
  • ANT 654: Archaeology of Political Systems.
  • ANT 691: Cultural Resource Management Clerkship
  • ANT 770: Hunter-Gatherer Societies
  • ANT 770: Emergence of Cultural Complexity
  • ANT 770: Mississippian Chiefdoms
  • ANT 770: Middle Range Societies of Eastern North America
  • ANT 770: The Archaeology of Death
Contact Information
rwjeff1@uky.edu
212 Lafferty Hall
859 257-2860
Education
B.A., Virginia, 1967; M.A., Georgia, 1975; Ph.D., Georgia, 1978
Research Interests
  • Prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies of the Southeastern and Midwestern United States; mortuary/ritual behavior in intermediate level societies
  • Mississippian settlement and subsistence systems; lithic analysis; cultural ecology; prehistoric economic and interaction systems
  • Spanish Mission period in the Southeastern United States.
Affiliations
  • Anthropology
  • Environmental and Sustainability Studies