David W. Anthony
American anthropologist
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David W. Anthony is an American anthropologist who is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Hartwick College. He specializes in Indo-European migrations, and is a proponent of the Kurgan hypothesis. Anthony is well known for his award-winning book The Horse, the Wheel, and Language (2007).
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Sub-discipline | Indo-European studies |
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Main interests | Indo-European migrations |
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Notable ideas | Kurgan hypothesis |
Career
Anthony received a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania.[1]
Anthony has been a Professor of Anthropology at Hartwick College since 1987.[1][2] While at Hartwick, he was also the curator of Anthropology for the Yager Museum of Art & Culture on the campus of Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York. According to Princeton University Press, "he has conducted extensive archaeological fieldwork in Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan."[3] Anthony has been Archaeology Editor of the Journal of Indo-European Studies.[4]
One of his areas of research has been the domestication of the horse.[5] In 2019, his work was featured in an episode of Nova that discussed the theories of how this process occurred.[6]
Mediated works
According to the uncurated ResearchGate website, Anthony has published at least 54 research articles.[2]
Bibliography
The books of Anthony include:
- The Horse, the Wheel and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World (2007)
- The Lost World Of Old Europe: The Danube Valley, 5000 - 3500 BC (2009)
- A Bronze Age Landscape in the Russian Steppes: The Samara Valley Project (2016, co-editor)
Filmography
Anthony has appeared as a relator of history in works such as:
- How the Silk Road Made the World (2019, NHNZ)
- First Horse Warriors (2019, NOVA)
