James M. Skibo

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

James M. Skibo (born July 1, 1960 ) is an American archaeologist and has taught at Illinois State University since 1992 . His archaeological research focus is on the manufacture and use of ceramics as well as the theory of archeology and ethno-archeology. He mainly deals with the Great Lakes , the southwest of the United States and the Philippines .

Life

Studies and academic teaching

Skibo studied anthropology from 1978 to 1982 at Northern Michigan University , where he received a Bachelor of Science Magna cum laude . He then continued his studies at the University of Arizona from 1982 to 1990 . There he received a Master of Arts in anthropology in 1984 and a Ph.D. in anthropology. The archaeologist William A. Longacre was his doctoral advisor . In spring 1992 he was an assistant professor at the University of Arizona. He then moved to Illinois State University, where he taught from 1992 to 1995 as an assistant professor, from 1996 to 2001 as an associate professor and since 2001 as a full professor. In 2012 he was appointed Distinguished Professor. During his academic teaching activities, he held various positions in the university administration, for example Skibo was Chairman of the Department of English from 2012 to 2013 and has been Chairman of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology since 2014 .

Skibo is editor of the book series Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry and since 2001 co-editor of the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory . He is a member of the Society for American Archeology , the Wisconsin Archaeological Society , the Midwestern Archaeological Conference , the Michigan Archaeological Society, and the Illinois Archaeological Survey .

Skibo is married and has two children.

Archaeological field research

In the 1980s he participated in various excavations and surveys in Arizona , often under the direction of Paul R. Fish . From February to June 1988 he carried out ethno-archaeological ceramic research among the Kalinga in the northwest of the Philippine island of Luzon . In the summer of 1996 he was director of the ISU Archaeological Field School .

From 1999 to 2001 he was with William H. Walker, one of the two co-directors of the La Frontera Archaeological Research Program , a project four-year for the research of Joyce Well , one in southwestern New Mexico situated Pueblo from the 14th century. In the course of the project, which also included a field school , excavations of a Mesoamerican ball playground took place in 1999 , which was reminiscent of similar finds in Casas Grandes , Mexico . In 2000 a large space was uncovered, which also had characteristics of the Casas Grandes culture . Further ceramic finds could deepen the connection to the Casas Grandes culture.

Since 2000, Skibo has been the director of the Grand Island Archaeological Field Program , a joint project of Illinois State University and the Hiawatha National Forest , which, in addition to archaeological research into the settlement history of Grand Island, also trains archeology students in field research techniques and communicates the history of the Island is dedicated to its visitors.

Awards

  • 1995: Research Initiative Award from Illinois State University
  • 1996: Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Northern Michigan University
  • College Researcher of the Year (1999–2000) from Illinois State University
  • 2001: National Award for Excellence from the United States Forest Service
  • 2005: Excellence in Teaching Award from Illinois State University's Student Education Association
  • 2012: Award for Excellence in Archaeological Analysis from the Society for American Archeology in the Ceramic Studies category

Publications (selection)

  • Pottery function. A Use-Alteration Perspective. (1992, Plenum Publishing, New York.)
  • with William A. Longacre (Ed.): Kalinga Ethnoarchaeology: Expanding Archaeological Method and Theory. (1994, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC)
  • with Axel E. Nielsen, William H. Walker (Ed.): Expanding Archeology. (1995, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City)
  • with Gary M. Feinman (Ed.): Pottery and People: A Dynamic Interaction. (1999, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City)
  • Ants for breakfast. Archaeological Adventures Among the Kalinga. (1999, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City)
  • with Eugene B. McCluney, William H. Walker (Eds.): The Joyce Well Site: On the Frontier of the Casas Grandes World. (2002, University of Utah Press)
  • Bear Cave Hill: A Memoir. (2006, iUniverse Press, Lincoln, Nebraska)
  • with Michael W. Graves , Miriam T. Stark (Eds.): Archaeological Anthropology: Perspectives on Method and Theory. (2007, University of Arizona Press, Tucson)
  • with Michael B. Schiffer : People and Things: a Behavioral Approach to Material Culture. (2008, Springer, New York)
  • Understanding Pottery Function. (2013, Springer Press, New York)
  • with William H. Walker (Ed.): Explorations in Behavioral Archeology. (2015, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ William Atlas Longacre, II (December 16, 1937 – November 18, 2015) , obituary on the University of Arizona School of Anthropology website
  2. ↑ Students learn essence of archeology, anthropology , June 22, 2001, New Mexico State University website
  3. ↑ Curriculum Vitae of the archaeologist William H. Walker, New Mexico State University website
  4. ^ Grand Island Archaeological Program , Illinois State University website
  5. ^ Award for Excellence in Archaeological Analysis , Society for American Archeology website
personal data
SURNAME Skibo, James M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American archaeologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1960