Scott MacEachern

Allison Scott MacEachern (born 1960)[1] is a professor of archaeology and anthropology at Duke Kunshan University. Before joining the faculty of Duke Kunshan University in 2018, he was a professor of Anthropology at Bowdoin College for 23 years, where he also served as Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.[2][3] An expert on African archaeology, he is the former president of the Society of Africanist Archaeologists.[4] He was educated at the University of Prince Edward Island, where he received his Bachelor of Arts with honors in anthropology, and at the University of Calgary, where he received his M.A. and Ph.D. in archaeology.[2]

Scott MacEachern
Born	1960 (age 59–60)
Nationality	Canadian
Education	University of Prince Edward Island University of Calgary
Known for	African archaeology
Scientific career
Fields	Archaeology Anthropology
Thesis	Du kunde: Processes of montagnard ethnogenesis in the northern Mandara Mountains of Cameroon (1991)
Doctoral advisor	Nicholas David

References

1. MacEachern, Scott (June 2000). "Genes, Tribes, and African History". Current Anthropology. 41 (3): 357–384. doi:10.1086/300144. ISSN 0011-3204. PMID 10768880.
2. "First Group of Faculty Members Awarded Tenure at Duke Kunshan". Duke Kunshan University. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
3. Bradham, Bre (2018-03-22). "As DKU announces new majors for first undergraduate class, faculty discuss freedom that comes with new program". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
4. Bird, Winifred (2016-07-20). "An Archaeological Mystery In Ghana: Why Didn't Past Droughts Spell Famine?". NPR. Retrieved 2018-10-18.

External links

• Scott MacEachern publications indexed by Google Scholar