Michael E. Moseley
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Michael Edward Moseley is an American
anthropologist
at the University of Florida
.
Moseley received his Bachelor of Arts
in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley
in 1963, and his Master of Arts
and Ph.D.
in anthropology from Harvard University in 1965 and 1968, respectively. Moseley took part in excavation of a Lower Paleolithic
(Acheulean
) site in Ambrona, Spain
, under F. Clark Howell
in 1963, a survey and excavation of Cauca Valley sites in Colombia as assistant director of the Cambridge University
Second Colombian Expedition in 1964, and an excavation of preceramic and early agricultural sites in central Peru
from 1966 to 1967.
Moseley served at Harvard as instructor and lecturer from 1968 to 1970 and as assistant and associate professor
from 1970 to 1976. He served at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
at Harvard as assistant curator
from 1969 to 1973 and as associate curator from 1973 and 1975. He was director of the Chan Chan
-Moche
Valley Project in Peru, a survey and excavation of urban and pre-urban sites in the Moche Valley, from 1969 to 1975, and was advisor to the Instituto Nacional de Arqueologia in reconnaissance of Tiwanaku
and related sites in the north highlands of Bolivia
in 1976 and 1978-1979. He was project director of survey, mapping, and excavation of pre-Hispanic irrigation systems in northern Peru from 1976-1980.
Moseley was a research associate at the University of Chicago
from 1980 to 1984 and was curator at the Field Museum of Natural History
from 1983 to 1984.
Moseley became a professor at the University of Florida in Gainesville
in 1984. He was project director of survey and excavations of historic sites in Tobago
from 1989 to 1992 and senior scientist for Programa Contisuyo, exploration of archaeological sites in the Department of Moquegua
in southern Peru, from 1980 to present.
Moseley has served on the editorial board
s of the journals
Geoarchaeology (1986–1993), Latin American Archaeology (1991–1995) and Review of Archaeology (1987–present).
He has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences
since 2000 and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
. He was Dumbarton Oaks Senior Fellow in Pre-Columbian Studies from 1983–1985 and was a Guggenheim Fellow
from 1988-1989. Moseley is also a research associate of the Carnegie Museum.
United States
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anthropologist
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
at the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
.
Moseley received his Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1963, and his Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
and Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in anthropology from Harvard University in 1965 and 1968, respectively. Moseley took part in excavation of a Lower Paleolithic
Lower Paleolithic
The Lower Paleolithic is the earliest subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age. It spans the time from around 2.5 million years ago when the first evidence of craft and use of stone tools by hominids appears in the current archaeological record, until around 300,000 years ago, spanning the...
(Acheulean
Acheulean
Acheulean is the name given to an archaeological industry of stone tool manufacture associated with early humans during the Lower Palaeolithic era across Africa and much of West Asia, South Asia and Europe. Acheulean tools are typically found with Homo erectus remains...
) site in Ambrona, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, under F. Clark Howell
Francis Clark Howell
Francis Clark Howell, generally known as F. Clark Howell was an American anthropologist. He altered the landscape of his discipline irrevocably by adding a broad spectrum of modern sciences to the traditional "stones and bones" approach of the past and is considered the father of modern...
in 1963, a survey and excavation of Cauca Valley sites in Colombia as assistant director of the Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
Second Colombian Expedition in 1964, and an excavation of preceramic and early agricultural sites in central Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
from 1966 to 1967.
Moseley served at Harvard as instructor and lecturer from 1968 to 1970 and as assistant and associate professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
from 1970 to 1976. He served at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is a museum affiliated with Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.Founded in 1866, the Peabody Museum is one of the oldest and largest museums focusing on anthropological material, and is particularly strong in New World ethnography and...
at Harvard as assistant curator
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
from 1969 to 1973 and as associate curator from 1973 and 1975. He was director of the Chan Chan
Chan Chan
The largest Pre-Columbian city in South America, Chan Chan is an archaeological site located in the Peruvian region of La Libertad, five km west of Trujillo. Chan Chan covers an area of approximately 20 km² and had a dense urban center of about 6km²...
-Moche
Moche
'The Moche civilization flourished in northern Peru from about 100 AD to 800 AD, during the Regional Development Epoch. While this issue is the subject of some debate, many scholars contend that the Moche were not politically organized as a monolithic empire or state...
Valley Project in Peru, a survey and excavation of urban and pre-urban sites in the Moche Valley, from 1969 to 1975, and was advisor to the Instituto Nacional de Arqueologia in reconnaissance of Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku, is an important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America. Tiwanaku is recognized by Andean scholars as one of the most important precursors to the Inca Empire, flourishing as the ritual and administrative capital of a major state power for approximately five...
and related sites in the north highlands of Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
in 1976 and 1978-1979. He was project director of survey, mapping, and excavation of pre-Hispanic irrigation systems in northern Peru from 1976-1980.
Moseley was a research associate at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
from 1980 to 1984 and was curator at the Field Museum of Natural History
Field Museum of Natural History
The Field Museum of Natural History is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It sits on Lake Shore Drive next to Lake Michigan, part of a scenic complex known as the Museum Campus Chicago...
from 1983 to 1984.
Moseley became a professor at the University of Florida in Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
in 1984. He was project director of survey and excavations of historic sites in Tobago
Tobago
Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the southern Caribbean, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada. The island lies outside the hurricane belt...
from 1989 to 1992 and senior scientist for Programa Contisuyo, exploration of archaeological sites in the Department of Moquegua
Moquegua Region
Moquegua is a small department in southern Peru that extends from the coast to the highlands. The region's name is of Quechua origin and means "quiet place". The regional capital is the city of Moquegua, but the port city of Ilo is more commercially active....
in southern Peru, from 1980 to present.
Moseley has served on the editorial board
Editorial board
The editorial board is a group of people, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take.- Board makeup :...
s of the journals
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
Geoarchaeology (1986–1993), Latin American Archaeology (1991–1995) and Review of Archaeology (1987–present).
He has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
since 2000 and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
. He was Dumbarton Oaks Senior Fellow in Pre-Columbian Studies from 1983–1985 and was a Guggenheim Fellow
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
from 1988-1989. Moseley is also a research associate of the Carnegie Museum.
External links
- Official website from the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and SciencesUniversity of Florida College of Liberal Arts and SciencesThe University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the University of Florida's college for the liberal arts and sciences. and the largest of the university's 16 colleges. Most core curriculum classes and 42 majors and minors are part of the college...