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Henry Wright

Name: Henry Wright

Title(s):

  • Albert Clanton Spaulding Distinguished University Professor of Anthrtopology

Contact Information: 734.764.0485 , hwright@umich.edu

International Institute Affiliation(s):

  • CSEAS
  • CMENAS
  • CICS

Department Affiliation(s):

  • Anthropology
  • Museum of Anthropology

Education Background: Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1967; M.A., University of Chicago, 1965; B.A., University of Michigan, 1964

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

  • Southeast Asian Studies
  • Middle Eastern and North African Studies

Research/Teaching Specialization: Thailand, Burma, archaeology

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Introduction to Archaeology; Early Civilizations; Origins of States; Near Eastern Protohistory; Pacific Archaeology

Publications:

  • Early State Formation in Central Madagascar: An Archaeological Survey of Western Avaradrano. 2007. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • Settlement patterns and development of social complexity in the Yiluo region, North China. 2004. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • Cultural Action in the Uruk World” and “Calibrated Radiocarbon Age Determinations of Uruk-Related Assemblages. 2001. (Book Chapter)