Scott MacEachern

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Scott MacEachern
Born1960 (age 6364)
Nationality Canadian
Education University of Prince Edward Island
University of Calgary
Known for African archaeology
Scientific career
Fields Archaeology
Anthropology
Institutions Duke Kunshan University, Bowdoin College
Thesis Du kunde: Processes of montagnard ethnogenesis in the northern Mandara Mountains of Cameroon  (1991)
Doctoral advisor Nicholas David

Allison Scott MacEachern (born 1960) [1] is Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and a professor of archaeology and anthropology at Duke Kunshan University. Before joining the faculty of Duke Kunshan University in 2018, he was a professor of Anthropology at Bowdoin College for 23 years, where he also served as Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. [2] [3] An expert on African archaeology, he is the former president of the Society of Africanist Archaeologists. [4] He was educated at the University of Prince Edward Island, where he received his Bachelor of Arts with honors in anthropology, and at the University of Calgary, where he received his M.A. and Ph.D. in archaeology. [2]

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References

  1. MacEachern, Scott (June 2000). "Genes, Tribes, and African History". Current Anthropology. 41 (3): 357–384. doi:10.1086/300144. ISSN   0011-3204. PMID   10768880. S2CID   19610649.
  2. 1 2 "First Group of Faculty Members Awarded Tenure at Duke Kunshan". Duke Kunshan University. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  3. Bradham, Bre (2018-03-22). "As DKU announces new majors for first undergraduate class, faculty discuss freedom that comes with new program". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  4. Bird, Winifred (2016-07-20). "An Archaeological Mystery In Ghana: Why Didn't Past Droughts Spell Famine?". NPR. Retrieved 2018-10-18.