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Dept. of Anthropology
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-6040

Arts and Letters 448
Phone: (619) 594-5527
Fax: (619) 594-1150
anthro@mail.sdsu.edu

Last Update: October 10, 2012

Dr. Joseph W. Ball

Professor

Office: AL-446
Phone: (619) 594-5658
Email: jwball@mail.sdsu.edu

Education

PhD, Wisconsin-Madison 1973

Research Interests

Ceramic analysis, contextual analysis, depositional analysis, archaeological method and theory, archaic states, Mesoamerican culture history, Maya archaeology; Maya ethnology, Eastern Mesoamerica and Central America

Courses Taught

Anth 101--Human Biocultural Origins
Anth 302--Principles of Archaeology
Anth 349--Roots of Civilization
Anth 561--Advanced Lab Methods in Archaeology
Anth 580--Iconography & Iconology: The Classic Maya Case
Anth 602--Graduate Seminar in Archaeological Theory & Method