Andes Program
at UIC
in
partnership with
The Field Museum of Natural History
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The joint
Ph.D. program at the University of Illinois at
Chicago and the Field Museum of Natural History offers a
unique concentration of Andean researchers. We have five faculty
members who are conducting archaeological research in Peru and Bolivia.
This makes us one of the largest concentrations of Andean
archaeologists in the United States. Together we cover a wide range of
time periods, from the pre-ceramic to the period of European contact,
as well as various levels of cultural complexity. We currently have
projects on the coast as well as in the highlands. We also offer a
range of technical skills including: survey, excavation, remote
sensing, GIS, archaeometry, ancient DNA, and archival research.
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currently accepting students who would like to
specialize in Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory. If you would like to
learn more about our Ph.D program visit www.uic.edu/depts/anth/anthprog.html
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| Faculty Members Affiliated
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Brian S. Bauer
(Ph.D. University of Chicago 1990)
UIC Professor
Dr. Bauer is a leading researcher on the Incas,
the largest indigenous empire of the Americas. His primary research
focus is the development of the Inca state in the Cuzco Valley. bsb@uic.edu
Current research: NSF-supported research on the Chanka ethnic group. |
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Jonathan Haas
(Ph.D. Columbia University 1979)
Field Museum,
MacArthur Curator of North American Anthropology
Dr.
Haas is currently working on the coast of Peru. His interests are
focused on the emergence of hierarchical, centralized complex polities
in the Americas. jhaas@fmnh.org
Current research: NSF-supported research on the earliest chiefdoms of
coastal Peru. |
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Donna Nash
(Ph.D. The University of Florida 2002)
UIC Adjunct
Assistant Professor
Dr. Nash examines Wari political hierarchy in
Moquegua with a focus on household archaeology and the display of
status through architecture and activity space.djnash@uic.edu
Current research: NSF & NEH-supported research on Wari politics
in Moquegua. |
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Patrick Ryan
Williams
(Ph.D. The University of Florida 1997)
Field Museum:
Assistant Curator of Archaeological Science
Dr. Williams investigates the interaction between
two pre-Inca states: the Wari of the central Peruvian highlands and the
Tiwanaku from the Titicaca Basin in Bolivia. Williams is currently
researching imperialism, colonialism, and political economy through
archaeometry, GIS & remote sensing. rwilliams@fmnh.org
Current research: NSF & NEH-supported research on Wari and
Tiwanaku occupations of the Moquegua Valley. |
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Sloan R. Williams
(Ph.D. Northwestern University 1990)
UIC Associate Professor
Dr. Williams, a leading expert in ancient DNA, is
working with a number of different skeletal collections from both the
highlands and the coast, examining the genetic relationship between
various groups throughout prehistory. sloanw@uic.edu |
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