S’edav Va’aki Museum appoints Christopher W. Schwartz to municipal role
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S’edav Va’aki Museum has appointed Dr. Christopher W. Schwartz as the new Phoenix archaeologist.
Dr. Schwartz moved to Phoenix in 2001 from Rancho Palos Verdes, California and has lived in Arizona ever since whereas he attended Arizona State University earning degrees in anthropology with a specialization in archaeology, according to a press release.
He has conducted archaeological work in Arizona and New Mexico, as well as in the Mexican States of Sonora, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, and México, the release states.
After completing his doctorate in anthropology, Dr. Schwartz was a postdoctoral researcher at Arizona State University and lecturer at Northern Arizona University.
His academic research examines the social impacts of long-distance exchange and long-term human-animal relationships in pre-Hispanic North America and has been funded by various institutions, including the National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Society for American Archaeology.
He has won various awards for scholarship and teaching, most recently including the 2021 Powers Prize at the Pecos Conference and the 2022 Book Subvention Award from the Arizona Archaeological and Historic Society.
Most recently, Dr. Schwartz has been leading a cultural resources department for a private company. He was responsible for the management of more than $3 million of cultural resources projects, oversight of archaeological field operations, compliance and report preparation, and the management and development of a team of 14 archaeologists and specialists.
