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Kevin Vaughn

Associate Professor of Anthropology Office: STON 316
Office Phone: (765) 494-4700
Email: kjvaughn@purdue.edu

Courses: Taught (Last two years)

ANTH 201 - Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory
ANTH 311 - The Archaeology of the Ancient Andes
ANTH 320 - The Evolution of Prehistoric Civilizations
ANTH 425 - Anthropological Archaeology
ANTH 504 - Problems in World Prehistory
ANTH 609 - Professionalism in Anthropology

Professor Vaughn has just completed a book entitled The Ancient Andean Village: Marcaya in Prehispanic Nasca to be published by the University of Arizona Press in early 2009. He has authored publications in international archaeological and scientific journals including Journal of Archaeological Science, Latin American Antiquity, Journal of Archaeological Research, Journal of Field Archaeology, Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, Antiquity, JOM, Andean Past, The SAA Archaeological Record and Hyperfine Interactions. He was co-editor of a volume of The Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association and is co-editor of a volume to be published by the School for Advanced Research (formerly School of American Research) Press entitled The Emergence of Leadership: Transitions in Decision Making from Small-Scale to Middle-Range Societies. He has organized symposia and presented at national and international conferences in the United States, Canada, and Peru. His most research funded by the National Science Foundation and the H. John Heinz III Fund Grant Program for Latin American Archaeology focused on the emergence of pre-state complexity, craft specialization, and provenance analysis in Nasca, Peru. He is now beginning a project in Peru focusing on ancient mining and mining communities.

Positions at Purdue University

2008 to present: Associate Professor

2005 to 2008:     Assistant Professor

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