Vance Haynes
Academic
1928 –
Who is Vance Haynes?
Caleb Vance Haynes, Jr., known as Vance Haynes or C. Vance Haynes Jr., is an archaeologist, geologist and author who specializes in the archaeology of the American Southwest. Haynes "revolutionized the fields of geoarchaeology and archaeological geology." He is known for unearthing and studying artifacts of Paleo-Indians including ones from Sandia Cave in the 1960s, work which helped to establish the timeline of human migration through North America. Haynes coined the term "black mat" for a layer of 10,000-year-old swamp soil seen in many North American archaeological studies.
Haynes was elected in 1990 to the National Academy of Sciences. From 1996 to 2004, Haynes worked to keep the Kennewick Man discovery available for science. Currently an emeritus Regents' professor at the University of Arizona, Haynes is still active in the School of Anthropology.
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- Born
- Feb 29, 1928
Spokane - Also known as
- C. Vance Haynes
- Caleb Vance Haynes Jr.
- C. Vance Haynes Jr.
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, Colorado School of Mines
Geology
( - 1956) - Archaeology
- PhD, University of Arizona
Archaeology
( - 1965)
- Bachelor of Science, Colorado School of Mines
- Lived in
- Tucson
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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