Dr. Jones is a historical archaeologist with research specialties in settlement ecology, landscapes and built environments, socioeconomic interactions, and demographic archaeology. His research is community-based and multiscalar and incorporates GIS-based landscape reconstruction and spatial analysis; historic documents, census records, and oral histories; and artifact analysis. His current focus is on late 1800s rural communities in the U.S. and the impact of the rise of commercial farming on household and community economics, community social organization, landscapes, and health and mortality. Essentially, his work is examining how rural U.S. farming communities formed. He is currently working with communities in Upstate New York, where he grew up, and has begun local research here in the Boulder County. This work expands upon his previous settlement ecology research into Haudenosaunee and Piedmont Siouan Indigenous communities just prior to and during European colonization of eastern North America.
keywords
Historical archaeology; settlement ecology; landscapes; history of U.S. agriculture; rural communities
ANTH 1121 - Indigenous Cultures of the Eastern U.S.: From the Pleistocene to Present Day
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Fall 2025
Anthropology, the field of study that explores culture relativistically and holistically, is uniquely positioned to teach us about how social differences shape and have been shaped by political, economic, and cross-cultural relationships within the U.S. We will do so in this class by examining topics through the disciplinary frameworks of Indigenous archaeology, post- colonial anthropology, and decolonization. We will explore the cultures of several Indigenous societies in Eastern North America from their first arrival in the region to today. We will examine past and present societies and their connections through archaeology, ethnohistory, and ethnography. We will also focus on three consistent themes: diversity, colonization, and resilience.
ANTH 1125 - Exploring Cultural Diversity in the U.S.
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Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Examines the geography, kinship, politics and religious values of various cultures in the United States in historical and contemporary context through an anthropological perspective. Check with department for semester offerings. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
ANTH 4020 - Explorations in Anthropology
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Spring 2024
Special topics in cultural and physical anthropology, as well as archaeology. Check with the department for semester offerings. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as ANTH 5020.
ANTH 4205 - Historical Archaeology
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Spring 2026
This course will cover the theory and methods of historical archaeology, focusing on work done in the United States (and a bit in Canada). Historical archaeology done in the U.S. is actually more about colonial interactions, post-colonial interactions, and recent and modern material culture, often tackling politically charged issues. We will focus on colonial archaeology, archaeology of the 19th century, and contemporary archaeology (20th century to today) as themes during the semester. Same as ANTH 5205.
ANTH 4340 - Archaeological Method and Theory
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Spring 2025
Surveys archaeological theories and methods within the context of the history of archaeology. Includes archaeological approaches to data recovery, analysis, and interpretation as well as an overview of cultural resources management and ethical issues in contemporary archaeology. Recommended prerequisites: ANTH 2200 and students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
ANTH 7030 - Seminar: Archaeology
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Spring 2024
Intensive examination of selected theoretical or methodological topics in archaeology. Topics vary with current research emphasis. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
