Chester Gorman
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Chester F. Gorman was an American anthropologist and archaeologist.
Born in Oakland, California
, he grew up on his parent's dairy farm in Elk Grove
. He studied at the Sacramento State University and the University of Hawaii
, where he also got his MA and his PhD.
Chester Gorman worked mostly in Southeast Asia. Among the most significant sites he worked are Ban Chiang
in northeast Thailand and Spirit Cave
in northwest Thailand
, one of the major Hoabinhian
sites.
He died of cancer at age 43 in Sacramento
.
Born in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, he grew up on his parent's dairy farm in Elk Grove
Elk Grove, California
Elk Grove is a city in Sacramento County, California, located just south of the state capital of Sacramento. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 153,015...
. He studied at the Sacramento State University and the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
, where he also got his MA and his PhD.
Chester Gorman worked mostly in Southeast Asia. Among the most significant sites he worked are Ban Chiang
Ban Chiang
Ban Chiang is an archeological site located in Nong Han district, Udon Thani Province, Thailand. It has been on the UNESCO world heritage list since 1992....
in northeast Thailand and Spirit Cave
Spirit Cave, Thailand
The Spirit Cave is an archaeologic site in Pang Mapha district, Mae Hong Son Province, Northwestern Thailand. It was occupied from about 9000 until 5500 BC by Hoabinhian hunters and gatherers.- Location :...
in northwest Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, one of the major Hoabinhian
Hoabinhian
The term Hoabinhian was first used by French archaeologists working in Northern Vietnam to describe Holocene period archaeological assemblages excavated from rock shelters. It has become a common term in the English based literature to describe stone artifact assemblages in Southeast Asia that...
sites.
He died of cancer at age 43 in Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
.