Guillermo Algaze
Guillermo Algaze | |
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| Born | November 24, 1954 |
| Citizenship | Cuba (birthplace), United States (naturalized) |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico; University of Chicago |
| Known for | A 2003 MacArthur "Genius" Award. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology |
| Thesis | Mesopotamian expansion and its consequences: informal empire in the late fourth millennium B.C. (1986) |
| Doctoral advisors | Robert M. Adams Helene Juliet Kantor McGuire Gibson |
Guillermo Algaze (born November 24, 1954) 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.