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Education: Cornell University:
A.B., (with "Distinction" and magna cum laude in Anthropology), 1971
M.A., (Anthropology), 1975
Ph.D., (Anthropology), 1976
SUNY at Oswego - Stephen Saraydar, Associate Professor - Office 307A Mahar Hall
Telephone - (315) 312-3290 - Email: saraydar@oswego.edu
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American Anthropological Association (Fellow); Society for American Archaeology; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi; Phi Kappa Phi; Lambda Alpha
Research Experience.
My early work was primarily in experimental archaeology, where I used indirect calorimetry to measure the operational efficiency of prehistoric tools and subsistence systems and developed scale-model analyses to investigate the thermal properties of prehistoric houses. I spent three seasons in eastern Arizona with the Southwest Expedition of the Field Museum of Natural History - the first as a student and the second two as a staff member and instructor. I've also worked on smaller-scale projects in prehistoric and historic archaeology in southwest Connecticut and central New York.
I've devoted a great deal of time and effort to the study of religion and philosophy in small-scale societies. I started by focusing on Native North American societies and then branched out to other peoples on other continents.
Current Interests
Ancient Egyptian drilling technology.
Design of archaeological experiments and laboratory exercises for undergraduate instruction.
Social, economic and religious context of earliest Christianity.
Current Writing Projects.
I have just had a book on experimental archaeology published:
Replicating the Past: The Art and Science of the Archaeological Experiment (Waveland Press, 2008). 

 

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