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John O'Shea is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, specializing in archaeological studies that illuminate funerary customs and social organization of past cultures. He earned his Ph.D. in Prehistoric Archaeology from Cambridge University in 1978. His research interests span Eastern Europe and North America, including tribal societies, prehistoric ecology and economy, spatial analysis, ethnohistory, and indigenous cultures. O'Shea's work on Native North America focuses on the late pre-contact and contact periods in the Upper Great Lakes and Great Plains regions. In Europe, his research investigates the eastern Carpathian Basin, particularly Hungary, Romania, and northern Yugoslavia during the Neolithic and Bronze Age. He has initiated research programs on Nineteenth Century shipwrecks in the Great Lakes and directs local archaeology initiatives, such as the Archaeology in an Urban Setting project in Ann Arbor and the Vanishing Farmlands Survey in Washtenaw County. Additionally, he serves as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology and has been an active member of the NAGPRA Review Committee since 1998, appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.
University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Professor of Anthropology with a focus on archaeological research and curation.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science