Jim G. Shaffer
American archaeologist
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| Intro | American archaeologist | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Anthropologist Archaeologist | |
| Work field | Social science | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1944 | |
| Age | 81 years |
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Biography
Jim G. Shaffer (born 1944) is an American archaeologist and professor of Anthropology at Case Western Reserve University.
Shaffer holds a B.A. (1965) and M.A. (1967) in Anthropology from Arizona State University. He also has a Ph.D. (1972) in Anthropology from University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Shaffer is noted for his studies on the Indus Valley Civilization. According to him there is no archaeological indication of an Aryan migration into northwestern India during or after the decline of the Harappan city culture.
Publications
- Prehistoric Baluchistan: With Excavation Report on Said Qala Tepe.
- A Honaki Phase Site on the Lower Verde River, Arizona.