Curator of Great Lakes Archaeology; Professor, Department of Anthropology
joshea@umich.edu
Office Information:
Suite 3010 School of Education Bldg (Rm 3041)
610 E. University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1259
phone: 734.763.5795
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Education/Degree:
B.A., University of Nebraska, 1974; Diploma, Oxford University, 1975; Ph.D., Archaeology, Cambridge University, 1978
About
Research interests: Neolithic and Bronze Age Eastern Europe, prehistoric economics, prehistoric North America, underwater archaeology
John O’Shea is professor of anthropology, and curator of Great Lakes archaeology in the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. He is active in archaeological work in both North America and Europe. His research is also split between conventional land-based archaeology and underwater investigations of submerged prehistoric sites and historic shipwrecks.
Award(s)
- 2013-2019 Emerson F. Greenman Collegiate Professorship
- 2012, American Academy of Arts and Science
