Dr. Sarah Milledge Nelson

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University of Denver
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Anthropology
John Evans ProfessorAppointed: 1996

Mailing Address

2000 E. Asbury Avenue
University of Denver
Dept. of Anthropology
Denver, Colorado 80208
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (303) 871-2682
Fax: (303) 871-2437
snelson@du.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Michigan, Anthropology (Archaeology), 1973.
M.A., University of Michigan, Anthropology, 1969.
B.A., Wellesley College, Biblical History, 1953.

Expertise and Research Interests

I am an archaeologist working mostly in northeast China and Korea.I am interested in the explanation of culture change from the appearance of pottery to the formation of the state, especially the problems of the origins of agriculture (in my area this ismore millets than rice) and the distribution of the knowledge of bronze technology. I also research gender issues (e.g. when, how, and why did division of labor by gender become status differentiation?). To explore gender I have researched the paleolithic figurines in Europe, the queens of the Silla kingdom of early Korea, and the 'goddess temple' in northeastern China. Other regions where I have done archaeological research include south-eastern Utah and the Colorado high plains. Foreign interests: Korea,China, Russian Far East,Japan. Cross-departmental interests: gender issues, archaeo-astronomy.

Other Expertise

Academic Experience: 25 years of teaching and research
Editorial boards:
Journal of EastAsian Archaeology
International Journal of Historical Archaeology
Series editor (Gender in Archaeology) for AltaMira Press
Series editor (Handbooks of Korea) forBrill

I have had experience with the following funding agencies:
NSF
NEH
Wenner-Gren
Center for Field Research, Earthwatch
Canadian Social Science Council
Rockefeller Foundation
National Geographic Society
Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China(NAS)
Colorado Humanities (F)
International Cultural Society of Korea (F)
Dept. of Defense (F)
NEH

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Anthropology, Archaeology, China, Gender Issues, North Korea, Prehistory, South Korea.

Additional Terms:

Bronze Age, Neolithic, Origins of the State, Prehistory.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

French: (Fluent, Basic, Basic)
Spanish: (Fluent, Basic, Basic)
German: (Functional, Functional, Fluent)
Chinese, Mandarin: (Functional, Basic, Functional)
Korean: (Functional, Basic, Functional)

Memberships

American Anthropological Association
Association for Asian Studies
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Society for American Archaeology
Society for East Asian Archaeology

Honors and Awards

1999, Choice Outstanding Book, Library Association, Gender in Archaeology
1996, John Evans Professor, University of Denver, University-wide
1988, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Denver

Previous Positions

1979-1985, Associate Professor, University of Denver
1974-1979, Assistant Professor, University of Denver
1974, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder
1971, Instructor, University of Maryland College Park, Far East Division
1970, Part-time Instructor, University of Denver

Funding Received

  • National Science Foundation (NSF): Preliminary Analysis of Artifacts from Franktown Cave, $28,407, 2003 to 2004.
  • Wenner-Gren Foundation: Survey at Niuheliang, $10,000, 1999- to 2002.
  • National Geographic Fund for Exploration: Archaeology at Niuheliang, $17,100, 1997 to 2004.
  • National Park Service: Archaeological Survey at Pinon Canyon, $567,000, 1983 to .

Publications

  • Sarah M. Nelson, editor, Ancient Queens, 2003
  • Sarah M. Nelson, Myriam Rosen-Ayalon, editors, In PUrsuit of Gender, Worldwide Archaeological Approaches, 2002
  • Editor, Sarah M. Nelson, Ancestors for the Pigs: Pigs in Prehistory, Museum Applied Science Center for Archaeology, Philadelphia, 15, 1998
  • Sarah Milledge Nelson, Gender in Archaeology: Analyzing Power and Prestige, 1997
  • Nelson, Sarah Milledge, editor, The Archaeology of Northeast China. Routledge Press, London, England, 1995
  • Nelson, Margaret, Sarah M. Nelson and Alison Wylie, editors, Equity Issues for Women in Archaeology, American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC, 1994
  • 1993, Archaeology of Korea. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, England
  • 1990, "Diversity of the Upper Paleolithic "Venus" Figurines and Archaeological Mythology," in Powers of Observation, Alternative Views in Archaeology. S.M. Nelson and Alice B. Kehoe, eds., pp. 11-22
  • 1990, ''Neolithic Sites in Northeastern China and Korea,'' Antiquity, 64: 234-48. (also translated into Chinese)

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Last Updated: 9/16/2003

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