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Dr. Kelli Carmean
Department of Anthropology
Eastern
859-622-1366
Fax: 859-622-8167
Email: kelli.carmean@eku.edu
Office location: 220 Keith
Hello and welcome to my home page. I'm glad you made it here and I hope
you'll stick around long enough to get to know a little bit more about me, the
anthropology program and some other fun stuff as well.
My Background
I have a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (1984). I finished my
Ph.D. in anthropology in 1990 at the
My dissertation explored differential labor investments in residential
architecture and its associated ceramics with the goal of reconstructing Sayil’s ancient community organization. If you’re
interested in ancient and current
This way to my resume: Curriculum Vitae
Here is a picture of me and my trusty Maya workmen excavating at Sayil!
And, now...EKU
If you want to get an idea of what
kind of paid archaeological work goes on in
Courses I teach:
Anthropology of Human Society (ANT 200)
Archaeological Methods (ANT 350)
Archaeology and the Law (ANT 357)
Archaeological
North American Archaeology (ANT 341)
North American Indians (ANT 330)
Practicum in Archaeology (ANT 439)
Taking my classes
in
Here’s what you need: Intro Archaeology Syllabus, Pompeii Book Test, Stratigraphy Exercise, Regional Chronology Exercise
And my second course: Roman Archaeology Syllabus, Imperium Book Test, Ancient Roman City Book Test
Bring a few colored pencils, a mechanical pencil, and maybe a small pair of binoculars.
I feel that archaeology and anthropology need to be accessible to the
public. To do my part, I participate each year as a native foods demonstrator
in the Living
Archaeology Weekend run by the
I spent my sabbatical (fall semester
2000) on the Navajo Reservation in northern
Spider Woman Walks
This Land:
Traditional Cultural Properties and the Navajo Nation
One of the nice aspects of the book is that it features some of Laura Gilpin’s original black-and-white prints from the 1940s. Check out the Preface
Since you liked that so much, why not go ahead and buy the whole book? If you do, it’ll help the Native American Scholarship Fund, because I’ve donated my royalties. So – buy a book!
This is Spider Rock, Spider Woman’s home in beautiful Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. Her home is important in Navajo culture for many reasons. This is where she gave the Twins the sacred life-feathers which helped them defeat the Monsters. This is where Spider Woman devours children who misbehave -- see the sun bleached bones of her victims on top of her Rock? And, it is where she taught Navajo women how to weave. Because of Spider Woman’s great cultural significance, her home is a traditional cultural property eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, and thus is afforded protection during any economic development project that may threaten it.
I’m also interested in international study abroad opportunities. Two major ones run through EKU:
The Kentucky Institute for
International Studies and the
I encourage ALL
Links to Other Interesting Sites
Did you know that the war in
A Great (and General) Archaeology
Web Site
FAQ About Careers in Archaeology
"Have
Trowel Will Travel" (finding a job in archaeology)
and look at this one -- modern-day shamanism in
our own culture:
Shamanism
The Society for American Archaeology is a great page, as is the American Anthropological Association
And, if you made it this far, now you
get to see my big fish!
I caught this 19
pound striped bass in
This page last updated April 2007
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