Archaeology


Archaeology

Ted Goebel
  • Professor
  • Department Chair
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1993
  • Teaching ANTH 849 for Spring 2026.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00 - 5:00pm in 622A Fraser Hall or by appointment; email Dr. Goebel at goebel@ku.edu.

Carlton Gover
  • Assistant Professor
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Anthropology
  • Assistant Curator
  • Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
  • Division of Archaeology
  • Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder, 2024
  • Teaching ANTH 318 Indigenous History & Archaeologies of the Great Plains for Spring 2026.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:30 - 3:30pm in Spooner Hall, Room 6E and by appointment - send email to mailto:carlton.shieldchief@ku.edu

Kelly E. Graf
  • Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Nevada Reno, 2008
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: PENDING in 617 Fraser Hall; or by appointment - send email to graf@ku.edu

John W. Hoopes
  • Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., Harvard University, 1987
  • Teaching ANTH 406 ONLINE Archaeologic Research Methods (1st 8-weeks) for Spring 2026.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: Thursdays 9am - 12pm in 629 Fraser Hall; or by appointment - send email to hoopes@ku.edu

Rolfe D. Mandel
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • Senior Scientist, Geoarchaelogy/Quaternary Science
  • Kansas Geological Survey
  • Executive Director, Odyssey Archaeological Research Program
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1991
  • Teaching ANTH 849 - Geoarcheology Graduate Seminar for Spring 2026.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: By apppointment only; send an email request to mandel@ku.edu.

Lauren Norman
  • Assistant Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2015
  • Teaching ANTH 305 and ANTH 401 for Spring 2026.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: Mondays 10:30-11:30 am Wednesdays 1:00-2:00 pm in 610 Fraser Hall, and by appointment - send email to lauren_norman@ku.edu

Frederic Sellet
  • Associate Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 1999
  • Teaching ANTH 150/309 and ANTH 315 for Spring 2026 term.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: Wednesdays 1-2pm and Thursdays 2-4pm in 637 Fraser Hall; also by appointment - contact Dr. Sellet at fsellet@ku.edu