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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: John W. Rick papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC1572
Physical Description:
10.75 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1935-2015
Date (bulk): 1975-1996
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original
format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
John W. Rick (b. 1950) is an Associate Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus, at Stanford
University. John Rick's research focuses on prehistoric archaeology and anthropology of
hunter-gatherers and initial hierarchical societies, stone tool analysis and digital
methodologies, Latin America, Southwestern U.S. Rick's major research efforts have included
long-term projects studying early hunting societies of the high altitude puna grasslands of
central Peru, and a major research project at the monumental World Heritage site of Chavín
de Huántar, a 3000-yr-old monumental World Heritage site in the highlands of Peru, aimed at
exploring the foundations of authority in the central Andes. Other field projects include
work on early agricultural villages in the American Southwest, and a project on the
Preclassic and Early Classic archaeology of the Guatemalan highlands near Panajachel,
Atitlan.
[identification of item] John W. Rick (SC1572). Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
This collection contains the field notes, field school operation records, and teaching
materials created and assembled by John Rick.
While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to
examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made
available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or
assigns.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Anthropology -- Field work
Anthropology -- Study and teaching.
Peru -- History
Chavín culture