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Biography
Jeffrey Quilter (1949-) is an American anthropological archaeologist who has spent his career researching in Latin America. His interest in anthropology and archaeology stems from childhood when he served as a Junior Curator at the Brooklyn Children's Museum. Additionally, he also interned with the Department of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History.[1] When he was 17, he pursued fieldwork in Peru, beginning a lifelong interest in the area.[1]
Education
[edit]Quilter spent his undergraduate career at the University of Chicago, graduating with a degree in Social Sciences[2]. Following this, he attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he obtained a M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology[2].
Career
[edit]Quilter has written about the archaeology of various countries and cultures in Latin America, including those of the Andes and the Isthmo-Colombian Area.[1] Beyond Latin America, he also has experience researching sites of the Native Americans of North America.[3] In addition to being a professor[1], from 1995 until 2005 Quilter was the Director of Pre-Columbian Studies and Curator of the Pre-Columbian Collection at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C..[4] He currently serves as the curator for the Department of Anthropology at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University. [2]
Published works
[edit]Recognition
[edit]Quilter has received many awards and honors, including several National Science Foundation grants.[3]
See also
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References/Notes and references
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- ^ a b c d "Explorer Home". explorers.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ a b c "Jeffrey Quilter | Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology". peabody.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ a b "Jeffrey Quilter Resume/CV | Harvard University, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Department Member". harvard.academia.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ gabrielas. "Jeffrey Quilter". Dumbarton Oaks. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
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