Dr. James Skibo
Distinguished Professor & Chair Emeritus
Sociology and Anthropology
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Schroeder Hall - SCH 332
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Biography
I am the Director of the Grand Island Archaeological Research Program and the Co-Director of the Old Main Project http://oldmain.illinoisstate.edu
Research Interests & Areas
Great Lakes and Southwest archaeology; Archaeological Theory and Ethnoarchaeology
MS
University of Arizona
Tucson
Ph D Anthropology
University of Arizona
Tucson
BS
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan
Excellence in Archaeological Analysis
Society for American Archaeology
2012
Book, Authored
Skibo, J., & Walker, W. Explorations in Behavioral Archaeology. University of Utah Press (2015)
Skibo, J. Undestanding Pottery Function. Springer (2013)
Skibo, J., & Schiffer, M. People and Things (2008)
Journal Article
Graves, M., Skibo, J., Stark, M., & Schiffer, M. An Anthropological Archaeologist: The Contributions of William A. Longacre to Archaeological Theory, Method, and Practice. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 23.4 (2016)
Skibo, J., Malainey, M., & Kooiman, S. Early Pottery in the Upper Great Lakes: Exploring Traces of Use. Antiquity 90 (2016): 1226-1237.
Presentations
From the Mountains of the Philippines to the Shores of Lake Superior: An Archaeologist's Quest to Understand the Relationship between People and Things. Distinguished Professor Lecture. Illinois State University. (2013)
Grand Island 2013. Alger County Historical Society. (2013)
Grand Island Archaeology. Illinois State Museum Paul Mickey Science Series. Illinois State Museum. (2013)
Grand Island Archaeological Program: Twelve Years of Work on the South Shore of Lake Superior. Alger County Historical Society. (2012)