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Lynne Goldstein

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Lynne Goldstein
Born(1953-09-18)September 18, 1953
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materBeloit College Northwestern University
Known forFort Ross, California, cemetery excavations

Lynne Goldstein (born September 18, 1953) is an American archaeologist, known for her work in mortuary analysis, Midwestern archaeology, campus archaeology, repatriation policy, and archaeology and social media.[1] She is a professor of anthropology at Michigan State University and was the editor of American Antiquity between 1995 and 2000.[2]

Education

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Goldstein received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1976 with a dissertation titled Spatial Structure and Social Organizations: Regional Manifestations of Mississippian Society.[3]

Career

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Goldstein's research focuses on mortuary analysis[4] and she was influential in the development of US policy on the repatriation of human remains.[5] She also works on campus archaeology,[6] digital archaeology, public archaeology,[7] archaeological ethics, spatial analysis and statistics. Regionally, Goldstein is known for her work in the Midwest, especially the Aztalan site in Wisconsin,[8] and for her work on the historic cemetery at Fort Ross, California.[9]

Goldstein served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Michigan State University from 1996 to 2006. During her time as chair she ran a field school at the Aztalan site. In 2005 Goldstein, along with fellow archaeologists J. O’Gorman and K. Lewis, contributed to the sesquicentennial celebration of MSU by conducting a public field school that excavated the first dormitory on campus known as Saints’ Rest.[10]

After stepping down as chair, Goldstein became the department's Graduate Program Director, a position she held from 2010 to 2017. In 2007 she launched the Campus Archaeology Program to promote public awareness of heritage and the value of archaeology, as well as provide student training in public archaeology.[11][12] Goldstein jointly received the AT&T Instructional Technology Award for the use and integration of social media with an on-campus field school in 2012.[13]

Honors and awards

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  • 2015 Distinguished Career Award, Midwest Archaeological Conference.
  • 2010 Curator Emeritus, Board of Curators, Wisconsin Historical Society.
  • 2000 President's Award for Exceptional Service to the Profession, Society for American Archaeology.
  • 1995 President's Award for Exceptional Service to the Profession, Society for American Archaeology.
  • 1991 President's Award for Exceptional Service to the Profession, Society for American Archaeology.
  • 1992 President's Award for Exceptional Service to the Profession, American Anthropological Association

References

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  1. ^ Goldstein, Lynne. "MSU Department of Anthropology". MSU Department of Anthropology. Michigan State University. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Commentary from Our New Editors". SAA Bulletin. Society for American Archaeology. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Goldstein, Lynne (1976). Spatial structure and social organization : regional manifestations of Mississippian society. Chicago: Northwestern University. p. 371.
  4. ^ Giles, M; Williams, H (2016). Archaeologists and the Dead: Mortuary Archaeology in Contemporary Society. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198753537.
  5. ^ Richman, Jennifer; Forsyth, Marion (2003). Legal Perspectives on Cultural Resources. AltaMira Press. ISBN 978-0759104488.
  6. ^ Dau, James (2011). "The Archaeology of Academia". No. December. Popular Archaeology. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  7. ^ "2015 Distinguished Career Award: Lynne Goldstein". Midwest Archaeology Conference. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  8. ^ Laaser, Jenny (June 29, 2013). "Archaeologists seek to unearth mysteries at Aztalan State Park". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  9. ^ Society for California Archaeology. "Interview with Dr. Lynne Goldstein (1998)". Society for California Archaeology. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  10. ^ Emory, Katy Meyers (January 14, 2015). "Ten Years Since Saints' Rest: A Brief History of Campus Archaeology". Michigan State. Michigan State Campus Archaeology. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  11. ^ "MSU Campus Archaeology Program". MSU Campus Archaeology Program. Michigan State University. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  12. ^ Society for American Archaeology. "Campus Archaeology Programs: Why and How to Create Them". SAA Online Knowledge Series Archives. Society for American Archaeology. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  13. ^ Brock, Terry. "2012 AT&T Faculty and Staff Award in Instructional Technology". Terry P. Brock. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
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