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Plymouth State University
MSC 11
17 High Street
Plymouth, NH 03264-1595
Faculty
Dr. David R. Starbuck
Associate Professor of Anthropology/SociologyDepartment of Social Science
Contact phone number: (603) 535-3076
e-mail: dstarbuck@plymouth.edu
Administrative contact: Kathy Melanson
Administrative contact phone number: (603) 535-2355
Profile
Associate Professor David Starbuck is a research anthropologist with an interest in archaeology. He has more than 30 years of college and university teaching experience, and has been at Plymouth State University since 1993. Professor Starbuck has written 14 books and approximately 90 articles and book chapters based on his varied research interests. He has recently written a book on the archaeology of New Hampshire.
Degrees and Education
- Ph.D. in anthropology, Yale University
- M.Phil. in anthropology, Yale University
- B.A. in anthropology, University of Rochester
Research Interests
- Historical and industrial archeology (especially 18th-century forts and battlefields); American utopian societies (including the Shakers); the rise of civilization in both the old and new worlds; Mesoamerican prehistory; Native American prehistory and ethno-history.
Recent Publications
- The Archeology of New Hampshire, University Press of New England (UPNE), 2006
- Rangers and Redcoats on the Hudson, UPNE, 2004
- Neither Plain Nor Simple, UPNE, 2004
Recent Academic Distinctions
- Chester B. Price Award, New Hampshire Archeological Society
- Norton Prize, Society for Industrial Archeology
- Individual Achievement Award, American Association for State and Local History
- Fellow, New York State Archaeological Association
