David W. Anthony | |
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Nationality | American |
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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 |
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).
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]
According to the uncurated ResearchGate website, Anthony has published at least 54 research articles.[2]
The books of Anthony include:
Anthony has appeared as a relator of history in works such as: