Sergio Jorge Chávez, Ph.D

Anthropology

Anspach Hall 138
(989) 774-2735
chave1sj@cmich.edu
 
 

Education

Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1992
M.A., Michigan State University, 1979
B.S., Central Michigan University, 1972
 
 

Teaching Expertise

Archaeology of the Americas
Archaeology Field and Laboratory Techniques
Prehistoric Economic Systems
Lab Techniques and Scientific Illustration in Archaeology
Rise of Urbanism/State Societies
The Origins of Agriculture
Physical Anthropology
Cultures of Latin America
 
 

Research Interests

Andean and New World Archaeology
Origins and development of complex societies
Rise of food production
Development of method and theory in archaeology
Andean Iconography and Iconology
Ethnoarchaeology
Ethonohistory
 
 

Selected Publications

Chávez, Sergio J., Richard L. Burger, Karen L.Chávez.  "Though the Glass Darkly:  Prehispanic Obsidian Procurement and Exchange in Southern Peru and Northern Bolivia."  Journal of World Prehistory.  Vol. 14, No.3 (2000):  267 - 362.

 "Corbel Vaulted Sod Structures in the Context of Lake Titicaca Basin Settlement Patterns."  Andean Past, Vol.5, 1999.

"The Yaya-Mama Archaeology Project, Bolivia."  Willay, No. 44,  1997.

 

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