Breathtaking Landscapes, Big Questions, and Fabulous Feasts: Celebrating the Contributions of Dr. Charles Stanish

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Thinking Big in the Andes: Papers in Honor of Charles Stanish" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

In this introductory paper, we celebrate Dr. Stanish’s impact from both personal and professional angles. We review some of the major contributions of Dr. Stanish’s career over four immensely productive decades, including long-term research projects in several regions and “big ideas” that have significantly influenced Andean archaeology. We also especially take the opportunity to share our personal experiences working with him, from the Lake Titicaca Basin to the Field Museum of Natural History, the University of California, Los Angeles campus, and beyond. Over those years, Stanish’s impact as a mentor, scholar and friend was profound and his influence continuing. Here we take a whirlwind tour of the lessons we have learned from his unique combination of deep knowledge and dedication, generosity and enthusiasm, creativity, and humor.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)   •
• Thinking Big in the Andes: Papers in Honor of Charles Stanish

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Abstract Id(s): 36572.0