5-441: Algaze is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Guillermo Algaze (born 1954), Cuban anthropologist Mario Algaze (born 1947), Cuban-American photographer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Algaze . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
10-502: A vast amount of information in relation to Mesopotamia. In the 1990s, Algaze was a major proponent of an anthropological theory on the spread of civilisation from the Euphrates valley area and ancient Mesopotamia, arguing that colonial expansion from south to north (from the area that is currently southern Iraq) was responsible for the establishment of city-states in northern Iraq and Syria and southeastern Turkey. Following discoveries in
15-660: Is a Cuban-born American anthropologist and recipient of a 2003 MacArthur Award , Algaze is a former chair of the anthropology department at University of California, San Diego, and project director of the Titris Hoyuk excavation in southern Turkey. Algaze was born on November 24, 1954, in Havana, Cuba , and was raised in Puerto Rico . He graduated from the University of Puerto Rico in 1976. Algaze later moved to
20-539: The continental United States, and became a citizen. In 1986, he earned his doctorate from the University of Chicago . He joined the University of California, San Diego faculty in 1990, where he has taught as a professor and has served as the chair of the anthropology department. He currently is a distinguished professor in the UCSD anthropology department. Algaze's archaeological interests have mostly been around Mesopotamian history and culture. His work has contributed to
25-409: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Algaze&oldid=815372170 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Monitored short pages Guillermo Algaze Guillermo Algaze (born November 24, 1954)
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