Simpkins, Robert
Lecturer AY-B, Anthropology
E-mail
bobsahib@earthlink.net
robert.simpkins@sjsu.edu
Additional Contact Information
Phone Number(s)
(408) 924-5712
Office Hours
Tu 2-5 p.m.
Courses
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy.
Univ Of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011
- Master of Arts, Anthropology
Univ Of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995
- Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology
CSU-San Jose, 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, political organization, religious traditions, and cultural landscapes. As a graduate student, he was involved in excavations at Harappa, Pakistan, a major center of the Indus Valley Civilization, and conducted a study of architecture and road networks in the Kingdom of Golconda, in South India for his dissertation research; he completed his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2011. 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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