John Richards
- Senior Scientist Emeritus, Anthropology
Education
- PhD, Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- MS, Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- BS, Anthropology, Northern Michigan University
Courses Taught
- ANTH 101 – Introduction to ANTHpology: Human Origins
- ANTH 103 – Digging Up the Past: Approaches to Archaeology
- ANTH 308 – North American Archaeology
- ANTH 310 – Archaeology of Middle America
- ANTH 700 – Advanced Techniques In Archaeological Fieldwork
- ANTH 465 – Archaeology and Historic Preservation
- ANTH 535 – Archaeological Ceramic Analysis
- ANTH 562 – Techniques and Problems in Archaeology: Introduction to Archaeological Mapping
- ANTH 565 – Great Lakes Archaeology
- ANTH 566 – Archaeological Analysis and Report Preparation
- ANTH 641 – Archaeological Curation and the Crisis in the Closet: A Practicum in Management and Care of Research Collections
- ANTH 700 – Advanced Techniques In Archaeological Fieldwork
- ANTH 942 – Historical Perspectives on the Development of Archaeological Thought
- ANTH 942 – Mississippian Societies and Their Hinterlands
Research Interests
Late prehistoric period in Midwest, ceramic analysis, compositional analysis, history of anthropology and archaeology, theory and practice of cultural resource management, archaeology of Ireland.
Related Activities
- Director, UWM Cultural Resource Management Services (1997-present)
- Assistant Director, UWM Archaeological Research Laboratory (1997-present)
- Adjunct Curator, Milwaukee Public Museum (2010-present)
- Editor, The Wisconsin Archeologist (1997-2010)
- President, Wisconsin Archeological Society (1996-1997)