Simpkins, Robert
Lecturer AY-A, Anthropology
E-mail
bobsahib@earthlink.net
Robert.Simpkins@sjsu.edu
Additional Contact Information
Phone Number(s)
(408) 924-5712
Office Hours
T 3:30-4:30, F 2:30-5:30
Courses
Education
- Master of Arts.
Anthropology, Univ Of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995
- Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology
San Jose St Univ, 1993
Bio
Robert Simpkins is an Archaeologist with field experience studying Old and New World Civilizations, with a specialization in the Civilizations of South Asia. His interests include the study of trade networks, monumental architecture, and religious traditions. As a graduate student, he was involved in excavations at Harappa, Pakistan, a major center of the Indus Valley Civilization, and is currently conducting a study of architecture and trade routes in the Kingdom of Golconda, in South India. From 1994 to 1999, he also worked as an Archaeological Assistant in the Office of the State Archaeologist for the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. From 2004 to 2009, he served as President of the Santa Clara County Archaeological Society.
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