The 2023-2024 AnthroGuide is the last print version. Edits for graduate programs are due July 31, 2023.

William H Walker

http://anthropology.nmsu.edu/

Professor| New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology

Primary Field	Archaeology
Position	Faculty

http://anthropology.nmsu.edu/

Professor, New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology

E-mail	wiwalker@nmsu.edu
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Knowledge / Expertise

Interest/Specialty Areas

Southwest Archaeology, Witchcraft, Animism, Archaeological Method and Theory;

Biography

Current Research

My general research interests focus on the development of archaeological method and theory for the study of prehistoric ritual and religion. I am developing a behavioral understanding of religion in order to explore various ritual activities such as pilgrimage, ritual persecution and the ritualized abandonment and discard of artifacts and architecture. Currently, my data for these topics derives from archaeological evidence recovered from southern New Mexico and Chihuahua. I am exploring the ritual organization of the desert Mogollon including Casas Grandes Culture of Northern Chihuahua and Jornada and Mimbres branches of Southern New Mexico. This research is accomplished largely by NMSU Archaeological Field School students and involves the survey and excavation of late prehistoric (AD 1300-1450) sites in southern New Mexico. Currently we are excavating Cottonwood Spring Pueblo, located on the western flanks of the San Andres Mountains.

Phone	US (+1) 5756462725
Email	lmmunoz@nmsu.edu