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[[Image:Richardstamps.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Dr. Richard Stamps]] |
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'''Richard B. Stamps''' (born [[1942]]) is an associate professor of [[anthropology]] at [[Oakland University]] and Chair of The Ambassador [[Leonard Woodcock]] Legacy . He is an expert on archeology and [[cultural anthropology]] of [[Taiwan]] and [[China]]. He is known by his Chinese name '''Yin Yinyin''' ({{lang-zh|尹因印}}; [[Pinyin]]: Yĭn Yīnyìn). |
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Stamps was born in [[Oakland, California]]. He grew up in the [[San Francisco Bay]] area. He served as a [[Missionary (LDS Church)|missionary]] for [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in Taiwan from [[1962]] to [[1965]]. |
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Stamps earned bachelors and masters degrees in archaeology from [[Brigham Young University]] and a Ph.D. in anthropology from [[Michigan State University]]. His thesis was an archaeological survey of the Pʹuli Basin in West Central Taiwan. |
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From [[1994]] to [[1997]] Stamps served as [[Mission president|president]] of the Taiwan [[Taipei]] [[Mission (LDS Church)|Mission]] of the LDS Church. He later served as Chairman of 50th Anniversary of the Mormon Church on Taiwan Committee.<ref>[http://www.mission.net/taiwan/taipei/page.php?lang=eng&pg_id=4061 Taiwan Taipei Mission | 50th Anniversary Activities<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has also written on the impact of Latter-day Saint Missionaries in Taiwan<ref>"The Cultural Impact of Mormon Missionaries on Taiwan," BYU Studies, 41:1003-1014, 2002.</ref> as well as on the History of the Latter-day Saints in Taiwan.<ref>"Taiwan de mo shi sheng tu : shou pi mo shi sheng tu zhuan jiao shi lai Tai si shi zhou nian shi wen ji she ying xuan ji" byYin Yin-yin [Richard B. Stamps] and Chiang Wei-ti [Wendy J. Shamo] ho pien."</ref> |
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Stamps has written at times on archeology subjects unreleated to China. His article "Tools Leave Marks: Material Analysis of the Scotford-Soper-Savage Michigan Relics"<ref>''BYU Studies'', Vol 20, no. 3. p. 2</ref> deals with supposed ancient materials found in [[Michigan]] in [[1894]], called the [[Michigan relics]]. |
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Stamps has done archeology field work in Taiwan, the [[United States]] and [[Mexico]].<ref>''BYU Studies'' Vol. 40, no. 3, p. 234.</ref> He has also studied the [[Yurok Tribe|Yurok Indians]] in California, the [[Fremont people|Fremont Culture]] in central Utah, the [[Anasazi]] Culture in the American Southwest, the Maya of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]] of Mexico, the neolithic cultures of central Taiwan, the Yami of [[Orchid Island]], the [[Silk Road]] of Central Asia, various prehistoric cultures in Michigan and 19th century historic sites in Michigan and Illinois.<ref>http://www.oakgov.com/historic/about/stamps_bio.html</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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*[[Deseret News|''LDS Church News'']], [[March 12]], [[1994]]. |
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[[Category:1942 births]] |
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[[Category:Brigham Young University alumni]] |
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[[Category:Michigan State University alumni]] |
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[[Category:Mormon missionaries in Taiwan]] |
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[[Category:Oakland University faculty]] |
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[[Category:People from Oakland, California]] |
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[[Category:Sinologists]] |
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