Lynne Goldstein Explained

Lynne Goldstein
Birth Date:18 September 1953
Citizenship:United States
Alma Mater:Beloit CollegeNorthwestern University
Known For:Fort Ross, California, cemetery excavations

Lynne Goldstein (born September 18, 1953) is an American archaeologist, known for her work in mortuary analysis, Midwestern archaeology, campus archaeology, repatriation policy, and archaeology and social media.[1] She is a professor of anthropology at Michigan State University and was the editor of American Antiquity between 1995 and 2000.[2]

Education

Goldstein received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1976 with a dissertation titled Spatial Structure and Social Organizations: Regional Manifestations of Mississippian Society.[3]

Career

Goldstein's research focuses on mortuary analysis[4] and she was influential in the development of US policy on the repatriation of human remains.[5] She also works on campus archaeology,[6] digital archaeology, public archaeology,[7] archaeological ethics, spatial analysis and statistics. Regionally, Goldstein is known for her work in the Midwest, especially the Aztalan site in Wisconsin,[8] and for her work on the historic cemetery at Fort Ross, California.[9]

Goldstein served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Michigan State University from 1996 to 2006. During her time as chair she ran a field school at the Aztalan site. In 2005 Goldstein, along with fellow archaeologists J. O’Gorman and K. Lewis, contributed to the sesquicentennial celebration of MSU by conducting a public field school that excavated the first dormitory on campus known as Saints’ Rest.[10]

After stepping down as chair, Goldstein became the department's Graduate Program Director, a position she held from 2010 to 2017. In 2007 she launched the Campus Archaeology Program to promote public awareness of heritage and the value of archaeology, as well as provide student training in public archaeology.[11] [12] Goldstein jointly received the AT&T Instructional Technology Award for the use and integration of social media with an on-campus field school in 2012.[13]

Honors and awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MSU Department of Anthropology. MSU Department of Anthropology. Michigan State University. Goldstein. Lynne. December 20, 2016.
  2. Web site: Commentary from Our New Editors. SAA Bulletin. Society for American Archaeology. December 20, 2016.
  3. Book: Spatial structure and social organization : regional manifestations of Mississippian society. 1976. Northwestern University. Chicago. 371. Goldstein. Lynne.
  4. Book: Giles. M. Williams. H. Archaeologists and the Dead: Mortuary Archaeology in Contemporary Society. 2016. Oxford University Press. 9780198753537.
  5. Book: Legal Perspectives on Cultural Resources. Forsyth. Marion. 2003. AltaMira Press. 978-0759104488. Richman. Jennifer.
  6. News: The Archaeology of Academia. 2011. Popular Archaeology. December. Dau. James. December 20, 2016.
  7. Web site: 2015 Distinguished Career Award: Lynne Goldstein. Midwest Archaeology Conference. Midwest Archaeology Conference. December 20, 2016.
  8. News: Archaeologists seek to unearth mysteries at Aztalan State Park. June 29, 2013. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Laaser. Jenny. December 20, 2016.
  9. Web site: Interview with Dr. Lynne Goldstein (1998). Society for California Archaeology. Society for California Archaeology. Society for California Archaeology. December 20, 2016.
  10. News: Ten Years Since Saints' Rest: A Brief History of Campus Archaeology. January 14, 2015. Michigan State. Michigan State Campus Archaeology. Emory. Katy Meyers. December 20, 2016.
  11. Web site: MSU Campus Archaeology Program. MSU Campus Archaeology Program. Michigan State University. December 20, 2016.
  12. Web site: Campus Archaeology Programs: Why and How to Create Them. SAA Online Knowledge Series Archives. Society for American Archaeology. Society for American Archaeology. December 20, 2016.
  13. Web site: Brock. Terry. 2012 AT&T Faculty and Staff Award in Instructional Technology. Terry P. Brock. Terry P. Brock. December 20, 2016.

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