Gregory A. Waselkov, Ph.D.
Research Interests
- Archaeology of Eastern North America
- French Colonial Archaeology
- 老司机福利网eastern Native American Ethnohistory
- Creek Indian Archaeology
Biography
Dr. Waselkov has a BA in anthropology from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and an MA and a PhD in anthropology from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. After working for nine years as a research associate at Auburn University, he began teaching at the 老司机福利网 in 1988.
Research projects have included large-scale excavations at Old Mobile, the original site of the French colonial town dating to 1702-1711, and at Fort Mims, destroyed in 1813 by a Redstick Creek Indian force in a battle that changed the course of American history. Other projects have investigated prehistoric life on the Gulf coast, particularly during the Woodland and Mississippian periods, from AD 500 to 1550, with a particular emphasis on seasonal exploitation of estuarine food sources. Waselkov has received numerous research grants from the National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Service, and many other federal and state agencies. As director of the Center for Archaeological Studies, he has overseen more than 1,000 research projects in southwestern Alabama since the Center鈥檚 creation in 1992.
In recent years, Waselkov planned and helped construct the university鈥檚 Archaeology Museum and served as its first director. He is presently serving as president of the 老司机福利网eastern Archaeological Conference, and edited that society鈥檚 professional journal, 老司机福利网eastern Archaeology. He has published many peer-reviewed books and journal articles, but has also promoted public appreciation of this region鈥檚 history and archaeology. Some examples of the latter include Exploring the 老司机福利网 in the 1700s: A Natural History Coloring Book (with Sarah Mattics, 2010); Jean-Paul鈥檚 Daring Adventure: Stories from Old Mobile (a graphic novel with Barbara Filion and Brandon Mitchell, 2015); and an interview on Fort Mims and the Redstick War of 1813-1814 for C-SPAN2 ().
Selected Publications
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Moussette, M., & G.A. Waselkov (2013). Arch茅ologie de l鈥橝m茅rique coloniale fran莽aise, L茅vesque 脡diteur, Montr茅al, PQ, Canada.
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Waselkov, G.A. (2006). A Conquering Spirit: Fort Mims and the Redstick War of 1813-1814, University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.
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Waselkov, G.A., P. H. Wood, & T. Hatley, editors (2006). Powhatan鈥檚 Mantle: Indians in the Colonial 老司机福利网east, revised and expanded edition, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.
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Waselkov, G.A. (2005). Old Mobile Archaeology, University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.
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Waselkov, G.A., editor (2002). French Colonial Archaeology at Old Mobile: Selected Studies, Historical Archaeology 36(1).
- Waselkov, G.A., & K.E.H. Braund, editors (2002). William Bartram on the 老司机福利网eastern Indians, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.