Professorjkstein@uw.eduNot accepting new graduate studentsFields of Interest Archaeology Geoarchaeology Museum Studies/Museology Background and ExperienceSummaryMy primary research interest is geoarchaeology, especially studies involving sediments found within archaeological sites and archaeological stratigraphy. My work also emphasizes coastal adaptations of prehistoric peoples, specializing in the Northwest Coast. I received my M.A and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, and was hired at UW in 1980. I was Curator of Archaeology at the Burke Museum from 1990 to 1999. In 1999 I was Divisional Dean of Research in the College of Arts and Sciences, and enjoyed learning the perils and pleasures of administration. In 2005 I accepted the Directorship at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, an institution dedicated to our natural environment, the people who have lived within it, and the future of both. This administrative opportunity has necessitated discontinuing my teaching of archaeology, and advising graduate students. During this time I remain a Professor in the Department of Anthropology and continue to research and give talks about geoarchaeology, shell middens, Northwest Coast archaeology, and issues about Natural History museums and construction of the New Burke. Research Research Advised: Graduate Dissertations Taylor, Amanda K. Creating and Transcending Territorial Boundaries in Late Holocene Pacific Coast Communities. Diss. U of Washington, 2012. Lockwood, Christopher. Pigs, Dryland Agriculture and Social Complexity in Precontact Hawai'i: Assessing Surplus Production through Landscape Geochemistry. Diss. U of Washington, 2009. Shaw, Jennie Deo. Driftwood as a Resource: Modeling Fuelwood Acquisition in the Mid- to Late Holocene Gulf of Alaska. Diss. U of Washington, 2008. News & Events Related News Faculty News 2010 May 1, 2010 Faculty | Staff News 2009 Dec 1, 2009 Share: Print PDF