Background
Balkansky, Andrew Kevin was born on November 30, 1967 in Milwaukee. Son of Harlan Kurt and Francine Ellen Balkansky.
(Balkansky's full-coverage survey of the Sola Valley, 65 k...)
Balkansky's full-coverage survey of the Sola Valley, 65 km southwest of Oaxaca City, documents 120 sites. By combining his data with that of 13 other regions of Oaxaca, he produces a model for Zapotec state expansion that integrates colonization, diplomacy, and military conquest. He also reflects on the origins of the cacicazgo and the indiscriminate application of 'world system' models. The book includes chapters on shell artifacts by L.M. Nicholas and G.M. Feinman, and the carved stones of the Sola region by J. Marcus. This monograph is Vol. 12 of the subseries Prehistory and Human Ecology of the Valley of Oaxaca.
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Balkansky, Andrew Kevin was born on November 30, 1967 in Milwaukee. Son of Harlan Kurt and Francine Ellen Balkansky.
Bachelor, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1997.
Scientific assistant American Museum Natural History, New York City, 1996—1998. Assistant professor George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1999—2003. Associate professor Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, since 2003.
(Balkansky's full-coverage survey of the Sola Valley, 65 k...)
Member of Society of America Archaeology, Sigma Xi.
Married Michelle Marion Croissier, February 28, 2003. 1 child Milla Jolie.