Walter Fairservis
Walter Ashlin Fairservis (1921-1994) was an American archaeologist.
Early life
He was born in Brooklyn in 1921. His mother, Edith Yeager, was an actress. His wife, Jan, was an artist and illustrator.[1]
Career
He received B.A. and M.A. degrees in anthropology from Columbia University and a second M.A. and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.[2]
In 1969, he accepted the position of department head in anthropology at Vassar College and he taught at Vassar through 1993.[3]
During his long career, he was associated with the Peabody Museum at Harvard, the University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania and the Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum in Seattle.[4]
Bibliography
Some of his notable books are:[5]
- Before the Buddha Came
- The Roots of Ancient India
- Cave Paintings of the Great Hunters
- The Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile and the Doomed Monuments of Nubia
- The Archeology of the Southern Gobi-Mongolia
- The Harappan Civilization and Its Writing: A Model for the Decipherment of the Indus Script
- The threshold of civilization;: An experiment in prehistory
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