John D. Speth
Professor Emeritus at Anthropology, Arabic, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor2 Followers
John D. Speth, an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Curator Emeritus of the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology at the University of Michigan, specializes in hunter-gatherer societies, human diet evolution, and subsistence strategies. His research has spanned the New World and Old World, with a particular focus on North American, Southwestern, and Plains-Pueblo interactions, as well as Neanderthal hunting in the Near East.
Research Interests
North American archaeologyevolution of human dietNeanderthal huntingfood processing technologieszoosubsistence strategiesPlains-Pueblo interactionsubsistencearchaeology of North AmericaSouthwestern archaeologyHunters and gatherersPaleoindianhuman diet evolutionMiddle PaleolithicHunter-gatherer societiesPlains-Pueblo interactionspast and present hunters and gatherers
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