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I would like to ask for some assistance. My department is going to
propose to the administration a position in historical archaeology (at
the moment there is me and 7 cultural anthropologists, 4 of whom are
half-time in anthro). This position will replace a retirement, so we
have a very good chance of retaining the line. While the administration
supports enhancing the arch/bioanth representation in the department,
there is some pressure that we do so with a bioanth position (as a
link to the sciences), eg, a primatologist. Consequently, it necessary
that I write the strongest proposal possible justifying our preference
for a historical archaeologist. I therefore turn to the experts for
points I might make that I may not think of myself (being a
prehistorian/bioanth). Any suggestions are welcome. Obviously I have
some sense of the field, but I don't have the nuanced understanding I
have of my own areas. Please reply off-list. Thanks.
Additional relevant info: Wesleyan is in New England (CT); in addition
to the Anth Dept we also have an active (degree granting) Archaeology
Program that includes, besides me, 2 Classicists (Greek, Roman) and 2
Art Historian Medievalists (France, India); we have recently identified
two 19th-century sites on campus accessible for excavation (a
semi-planned African-American community and a "home for wayward
girls"); our collections (10,000+ catalog entries of archaeological and
ethnographic materials from around the world) include historical
objects from the region (eg, pewter) and excavated materials (late
18th-early 19th cent.) from the Middletown area.
Douglas K. Charles
Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology
Director of Collections, Archaeology Program
Wesleyan University
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