Archaeological Science and African Archaeology: Appreciating the Impact of David Killick
Part of: Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Archaeological Science and African Archaeology: Appreciating the Impact of David Killick" at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
For the past 30-plus years, David Killick has been a key figure contributing to two principal areas of archaeology: (1) the development, expansion, and advancement of archaeological science; and (2) the advancement of knowledge in African Archaeology through the application of archaeological science. His contributions to each are noteworthy, and while his earlier research focused mainly on Africa and archaeometallurgy, more recent work has focused on ceramic petrography and various isotopic provenance studies of archaeological materials worldwide. He has been at the forefront of transforming both areas of research, including being the initiator and key figure of the hugely successful NSF-funded IGERT program at the University of Arizona between 2003 and 2008. This project produced 30 PhDs employing archaeological science in their research, many of whom are here today. In this symposium, his students, colleagues, and collaborators share contributions inspired by or undertaken with David in studies of ancient technology, archaeological science globally, ceramic petrography, provenance studies of archaeological materials, theoretical development, and archaeological science in Africa.
Other Keywords
Iron Age •
Archaeometry & Materials Analysis •
Trade and exchange •
Craft Production •
Archaeometry & Materials Analysis: Metallurgical Analysis •
History Of Archaeology •
Historic •
Material Culture and Technology •
Cultural Heritage and Preservation •
Geoarchaeology
Geographic Keywords
Africa (Continent) •
Republic of Kenya (Country) •
United Republic of Tanzania (Country) •
Republic of Uganda (Country) •
State of Eritrea (Country) •
Republic of Yemen (Country) •
Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte (Country) •
Union of the Comoros (Country) •
Republic of Rwanda (Country) •
Republic of Burundi (Country)
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- Documents (15)
- Archaeological Science and COVID-19 (2023)
- Archaeological Science in Southern and Eastern Africa (2023)
- The “Bronze Age” of Southern Africa: Insights from Isotopes and Trace Elements (2023)
- Diffraction Peaks as Tools for Distinguishing Chert from Quartz: Applications on Experimental Materials and Paleolithic Retouchers (2023)
- Economic Changes through Time along the Tanzanian Swahili Coast, as Seen through the Examination of Non-ferrous Metals and Metallurgical Technologies (2023)
- Encouraging Social Theory, Diversity, and All That Jazz (2023)
- Estimating the Temporality of Iron Smelting sites in Africa by Coupling Radiocarbon and Archeomagnetism (2023)
- From the Sea to the Mountains: Dave Killick’s Impact on Archaeological Science Advances in Northwest Mexico (2023)
- Mapping Archaeological Smithing Sites with the Aid of Hammerscale (2023)
- Not All Who Wander Are Lost (or, the Awkward Adolescence of a Retiring Giant . . .) (2023)
- Reassessing Evidence for Early Iron Production in the Near East (2023)
- Reconstructing Ancient Pottery Transfer Patterns through Petrographic Analysis: A Case Study of New Caledonian Lapita Pottery Assemblages (2023)
- ron Smelting, Stone Carving, and Pottery Production by the Early Settlers in Northeastern Madagascar: Transfer of Techniques and Local Adaptation (2023)
- A Short Historiography of David Killick (2023)
- Thriving under the Killick Critical Gaze (KCG): Toward Taphonomically Informed Forensic Sedimentology (2023)