Dr. Bruce Huckell: Geoarcheologist, Colleague and Friend

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Papers in Celebration of Bruce B. Huckell, Part 2" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

My association with Bruce Huckell began in 1994 after he acquired positions as a Coordinator in the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology and Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico. Coincidentally, we had earned our Ph.D.’s at the University of Arizona, where we had the opportunity to take classes from CV Haynes and appreciate the significance of Quaternary geologic contributions to archaeological studies. We engaged in research in several projects, in which my principle role was to provide soil geomorphic and soil stratigraphic input int studies at archeological sites in New Mexico. These studies resulted in the publication of several papers, the last concerning studies of a mammoth skeleton discovered in a highly unusual geomorphic setting. This study especially well exemplifies the value of interdisciplinary research, including his extensive collaboration with Dr. Vance Holliday. I also co-taught a geoarchaeological course with Bruce. I greatly admired his substantial teaching skills. His ability to effectively integrate principles of soil genesis and stratigraphy, paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental science in his archeological research was truly remarkable. However, what I most appreciated was the friendship we developed over those several decades, which included a great deal of volleyball.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• Papers in Celebration of Bruce B. Huckell, Part 2

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Abstract Id(s): 52375