Dr. David G  Anderson

Dr. David G Anderson


Dr. David G. Anderson is a professor in the Dept of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee, formerly with the National Park Service. He holds a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Michigan and an MA in Anthropology from the University of Arkansas. His professional interests include exploring the development of cultural complexity in Eastern North America, climate change and its effect on human society, maintaining and improving the nation’s CRM program, and developing technical and popular syntheses of archaeological research. He is the founder and Director of the Paleoindian Database of the Americas and principal researcher on the Digital Index of North American Archaeology. David has served as the President of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Editor of the SAA Press, Treasurer of the Archaeology Division of the AIA, and on the AAAS Section H’s Executive Committee, among others. David has authored and edited over 450 books, articles, meeting papers and posters.