Background
Swartz,, B. K. was born on June 23, 1931 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Benjamin Kinsell and Maxine Marietta (Pearce) Swartz.
Swartz,, B. K. was born on June 23, 1931 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Benjamin Kinsell and Maxine Marietta (Pearce) Swartz.
Associate of Arts summa cum laude, Los Angeles City College, 1952. Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1954. Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Arizona, Tucson, 1964.
Curator Klamath County Museum, Oregon, 1959-1961, research associate, 1961-1962. Assistant professor anthropology Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1964-1968, associate professor, 1968-1972, professor, 1972-2001, professor emeritus, since 2001. Visiting senior lecturer University Ghana, 1970-1971.
Exchange professor University Yaoundé, Cameroon, 1984-1985, summer visiting professor University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009. Field researcher North America and West Africa. Member executive board, president American Committee to Advance the Study of Petroglyphs and Pictographs and its representative to International Federation Rock Art Organizations.
Member overseas educated board Rock Art Research. Member advisory board American Committee for Preservation of Archaeol. Collections.
Klamath County chairman Oregon Statehood Centennial, 1959. With United States Navy, 1954-1956. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Indiana Academy of Sciences.
Member Current Anthropology (associate), Society of America Archaeology, International Committee Rock Art, Sigma Xi, Lambda Alpha (national council, executive secretary).
Married Cyrilla Casillas, October 23, 1966. Children: Benjamin Kinsell III, Frank Casillas.