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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Other Ancient Studies,Social and Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology |
| Keywords | Archaeology, Prehistory, Archaeological Theory, Hunter-Gatherers, Human Evolution |
Current contact address
| Country | United States of America |
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| City | Laramie |
| Institution | University of Wyoming |
| Institute | Department of Anthropology |
| Homepage | www.uwyo.edu/anthropology/directory/r-kelly.html |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Nicholas Conard | Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/01/2018 |
Programme(s)
| 2017 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Kelly is an international authority in the field of anthropology. His outstanding research in the fields of archaeology, ethnography and ethnology has contributed substantially to our understanding of hunter-gatherer societies. He has conducted ethnographic fieldwork not only in the United States but also with part-time hunter-gatherers in Madagascar and assisted in an ethnohistory project in Micronesia. During his stay in Germany, he will continue his work on cultural evolution. |