Donald Blakeslee

Donald J Blakeslee

Primary Field
Archaeology
Position
Full Professor
http://www.wichita.edu/anthropology
Professor, Wichita State University, Department of Anthropology
Knowledge / Expertise
Interest/Specialty Areas Plains Archaeology, Prehistoric exchange, Dating techniques, Lithic analysis, Native trails and Sacred sites
Biography

Don Blakeslee specializes in the archaeology of the Great Plains. His research interests range from the time of the earliest settlement of the Americas to the historic period, and his work has carried him from Montana to Texas. He also has had a long-term interest in native trails and sacred sites. Major contributions include numerous publications on the Middle Ceramic period and on radiocarbon dating. Currently, his work focuses on the protohistoric period and on the Walnut River basin during all time periods. He has served as president of the Professional Archaeologists of Kansas and of AASCK, a society for amateur archaeologists.

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Geographic Areas of Expertise International
Western Hemisphere
Organizations