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Prof Chris Hauer, Jr.

E-mail

hauerc@worldnet.att.net

Position and Institution

Emeritus professor of Religion
Westminster College
Fulton, MO, USA

Current Excavation

Specialties

Biblical archaeology 
Archaeology, anthropology and historiography 
The origins of complex polities (chiefdom, state &c)

Former Excavations

Tel Lachish with Tel Aviv University group, directed by Aharoni
Studies of other sites in the Middle East
Director, Westminster College Archaeology Project, 15 field seasons on prehistoric and historic sites in North America
Extensive studies of British antiquities, especially those related to rise of complex polities
Extensive studies of Mississippian and Anasazi sites as examples of complex polities in ancient North America

Other Information

PhD, Vanderbilt University
Fellow, Society of Antiquaries of London
Fellow, Royal Society of Arts

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