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Note: Professor Bonnichsen died on December
25, 2004:
Lauded
A&M Professor Dies Bryan-College Station Eagle (12/31/04)
Dr. Bonnichsen was the holder of the Center for the Study of
the First Americans Chair in Liberal Arts and focused
his career on developing new knowledge about the initial peopling
of the Americas.
He led multidisciplinary research projects in Maine,
Montana, Nevada and Oregon. These projects and work conducted
through the Center have led to the publication of several
books and numerous articles relating to the peopling of the
Americas including
- Paleoamerican Origins: Beyond Clovis (published posthumously)
- Who Were the First Americans?
- Method and Theory for Investigating the Peopling of the
Americas (with Gentry Steele) and
- Bone Modification (with Marcella Sorg)
Over 44 years, Bonnichsen conducted archaeological
investigations in the United States, Canada, South America,
Russia and China. He was the author or co-author of 35 refereed
journal articles, 31 refereed book chapters, five books, and
five edited books. Bonnichsen received his Ph.D. in anthropology
from the University of Alberta, Canada in 1974.
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