Fred Wendorf

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Fred Wendorf.

Fred Wendorf is Henderson-Morrison Professor emeritus of Anthropology at Southern Methodist University. He received his Ph.D. in 1953 from Harvard University, and founded the anthropology department at SMU along with founding the Fort Burgwin Research Center in Taos, New Mexico.

Wendorf is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.

Bibliography

• Prehistory of the Eastern Sahara. Studies in Archaeology. Academic Press. 1980. ISBN 978-0127439600.
• Egypt During the Last Interglacial. Springer. 1993. ISBN 978-0306444098. (with Romuald Schild, Angela E. Close)
• Holocene Settlement of the Egyptian Sahara: Volume 1: The Archaeology of Nabta Playa. Springer. 2001. ISBN 978-0306466120. (with Romuald Schild)
• Fort Burgwin Research Center. Southern Methodist University Press. 2007. ISBN 9780979537202. (with James E. Brooks)
• Desert Days: My Life As a Field Archaeologist. Southern Methodist University Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0870745249.

See also

• Cantonment Burgwin

References

• Hull, Bryson (January 4, 1999). "SMU Professor Leading Classical Dig in Egypt". Laredo Morning Times. p. 4A.
• Tempo staff (September 8, 2010). "History Hunter: Dr. Fred Wendorf leads off UNM-Taos/SMU lecture series". The Taos News. Retrieved February 22, 2012.

Further reading

• "Egyptian Stonehenge". Discover Magazine. 19 (7). July 1998. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
• "Exit from Eden". Discover Magazine. 21 (1). January 2000. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
• Pettigrew, Richard. "Desert Days: An Interview with Dr. Fred Wendorf". The Archeology Channel. Archaeological Legacy Institute. Retrieved February 22, 2012.

External links

• Fred Wendorf at SMU Research
• The Wendorf Collection at the British Museum