Background
Duane Anderson was born on November 21, 1943, in Norton, Kansas, to Charles Raymond and Marie (Stapp) Anderson.
Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
Duane Anderson received a Bachelor of Arts in 1965, a Master of Arts in 1967, and a Ph. D. in 1972, all from the University of Colorado.
(All That Glitters, the first comprehensive study of the m...)
All That Glitters, the first comprehensive study of the micaceous pottery tradition in New Mexico, explores the current transition of micaceous pottery from a traditional culinary ware to an exciting contemporary art form. The illustrated catalog of the micaceous pottery collection at SAR's Indian Arts Research Center and a roster of micaceous potters practicing in northern New Mexico today further details the art form.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0933452535/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(The pieces featured in this book are held in the collecti...)
The pieces featured in this book are held in the collections of the Indian Arts Research Center at the School of American Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They represent the work of Native American artisans who for centuries have fashioned objects that were both utilitarian and beautiful. They also represent a legacy that reflects the skills, traditions, and enthusiasms of the items' makers, their descendants, their users, their collectors, and their admirers.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0933452543/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(Rain gods and their relatives developed out of an earlier...)
Rain gods and their relatives developed out of an earlier tradition of larger hollow clay figurines, the earliest of which was collected at Tesuque Pueblo in 1879. They continue to be produced at Tesuque Pueblo to this day, constituting the longest continuous figurative art tradition in the Southwest. This book traces the evolution of the rain god from tourist art to Indian self-identity and self-expression. Importantly, it studies a popular form that has heretofore failed to earn the serious attention of scholars and collecting institutions and further the discourse on how art is defined and valued.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0890134049/?tag=2022091-20
2002
(The small village of Santa Ana Pueblo in north-central Ne...)
The small village of Santa Ana Pueblo in north-central New Mexico has for centuries made distinctive pottery for domestic and ritual use. In this book, the authors relate new ideas about the evolution of pottery styles made at Santa Ana and compare these styles with those found elsewhere in the Pueblo ceramic tradition. In particular, this richly visual study describes the chronological sequence of forms and designs based on evidence not heretofore available. The book analyzes the sequence from the earliest date, circa 1760, when positive evidence of Santa Ana origin can be identified, through the end of pottery making for local use about 1925 through various revivals to the present time. The pottery of Santa Ana Pueblo exemplifies the fine artistic achievement that has brought Pueblo ceramics worldwide acclaim.
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2005
(“Dance of the Demon” takes place in the Mexican state of ...)
“Dance of the Demon” takes place in the Mexican state of Yucatan in the 1974. Shelly Kelly is a PhD student working with a Centennial State University archaeological crew at Kaah Xwaay (Town of Witches) located in a remote jungle south of Merida. Upon arrival a graduate student vanishes; they find a tomb at the site that has just been looted; and the remains of a blood sacrifice are discovered atop the central pyramid.
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2011
(“Trophy Heads” is a murder mystery set on the Yampa and G...)
“Trophy Heads” is a murder mystery set on the Yampa and Green Rivers in Colorado and Utah in June 1965. Shelly Kelly is a 17 year-old high school junior from Berkeley, California, who wants to be an archaeologist. Her parents are University of California professors active in the Vietnam anti-war effort—anxious to get Shelly out of town as things are turning ugly. Shelly volunteers on a Centennial State University river expedition through the majestic canyons at Dinosaur National Monument.
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2011
(“Illness Dance” takes place in the Sacred Valley of the I...)
“Illness Dance” takes place in the Sacred Valley of the Incas in the Peruvian highlands in 1978. The story begins with a 1533 account of a child sacrifice high on Ampato Volcano in the Andes that occurred shortly after the Conquistadors sacked the Inca capital at Cuzco. Three hundred years later two young students arrive at the same location and accidently witness the execution of two men by members of the Shining Path. The students investigate a stone box where the victims were digging and recover a rolled textile containing amulets, charms, and a quipu (counting device made of rope used by the Incas).
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2011
(“Sorcery Paintings” is mystery about Aboriginal sorcery, ...)
“Sorcery Paintings” is mystery about Aboriginal sorcery, greedy mining companies, and corrupt politicians in the Northern Territories of Australia in 1983. The story opens with the murder of a sorcerer (Big Ed) as he completes a sorcery painting at Daberrk rock shelter. We learn that War-ua National Park has recently been established to preserve Aboriginal lands, but the government reserves the rights to mine uranium in the Park. The first area to be destroyed is the sacred Deaf Adder Dreaming Place near the newly-established town of Wallaroo.
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2011
(At Jean Montoya’s funeral in 1988 Shelly meets a colleagu...)
At Jean Montoya’s funeral in 1988 Shelly meets a colleague (Kavita Ranjan) who is planning a vacation in Egypt. With a little coaxing Shelly decides to tag along. They run into a young student at the Cairo airport (James Greco) who is looking for his missing friend. They join forces and go to Aswan where the police show them a head that had been found floating in the Nile.
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2011
(Shelly’s long-time professor friend (Chandler Rowe) vanis...)
Shelly’s long-time professor friend (Chandler Rowe) vanishes from a bed and breakfast in Oaxaca City, Mexico in1995—the day before their National Science Foundation-funded project is to begin at the ancient capitol of the Zapotec empire (Monte Alban). Rowe tells Shelly on the phone that he has found a new tomb full of bones and gold but the phone line is disconnected in mid-sentence.
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2011
(While participating in a Sun Dance ceremony in South Dako...)
While participating in a Sun Dance ceremony in South Dakota a young Indian (Nelson Redwing) receives a vision from Wakan-Tanka commanding him to stop the desecration of Indian graves by archaeologists and pot hunters. When he returns to Iowa he organizes NAM (Native American Movement) and he and his followers start smashing museum exhibits and destroying archaeological digs. Nelson soon realizes he isn’t getting his message across so he quits NAM and goes to see the Iowa governor for help. The governor is receptive and appoints Nelson to work with archaeologist Shelly Kelly to find solutions to problems that have been festering in the state for several years.
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2012
(“Grave Dirt” begins when a lay brother (Brother Frankie) ...)
“Grave Dirt” begins when a lay brother (Brother Frankie) discovers a Spanish doubloon in the garden behind the Cathedral in Belize City. He unwittingly helps an Obeah Man (Ras Jonny) put a fix on the garden and finds more coins. Ras Jonny proceeds to poison a priest, sell the coins, and force Frankie to go to the Maya Mountains to work in an unsavory camp where medicinal plants are harvested for the pharmaceutical industry.
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2012
(A remittance man (Roy Keehn) accidently discovers a rough...)
A remittance man (Roy Keehn) accidently discovers a rough diamond on a remote beach in Galapagos Islands. He recruits two porknockers (freelance diamond hunters from Guyana) to help find the source. Unbeknownst to him two other unsavory x-military commandos (Carson Watts and Diego Hoyos) overhear a couple of geologists at a bar in Puerto Villamil talking about diamond hunting. They decide to get in on the action as a means of supplementing income from their illegal sea cucumber fishing operation off the island of Fernandina. Diego uses a sniper rifle to kill the geologists and blows up their boat in Tagus Cove along with the crew.
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2012
Duane Anderson was born on November 21, 1943, in Norton, Kansas, to Charles Raymond and Marie (Stapp) Anderson.
Duane Anderson received a Bachelor of Arts in 1965, a Master of Arts in 1967, and a Ph. D. in 1972, all from the University of Colorado.
Duane Anderson spent 20 years in Iowa serving as director of the Sanford Museum and Planetarium, and later as State Archaeologist of Iowa at the University of Iowa. He later served as executive director of the Dayton Museum of Natural History before taking the position of vice president at the School of American Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 2000 Anderson became the director of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe.
When he retired Anderson started writing fiction based on his travels and personal experiences.
(Shelly’s long-time professor friend (Chandler Rowe) vanis...)
2011(All That Glitters, the first comprehensive study of the m...)
1999(While participating in a Sun Dance ceremony in South Dako...)
2012(Rain gods and their relatives developed out of an earlier...)
2002(The pieces featured in this book are held in the collecti...)
1999(“Sorcery Paintings” is mystery about Aboriginal sorcery, ...)
2011(The small village of Santa Ana Pueblo in north-central Ne...)
2005(“Grave Dirt” begins when a lay brother (Brother Frankie) ...)
2012(At Jean Montoya’s funeral in 1988 Shelly meets a colleagu...)
2011(A remittance man (Roy Keehn) accidently discovers a rough...)
2012(“Trophy Heads” is a murder mystery set on the Yampa and G...)
2011(“Illness Dance” takes place in the Sacred Valley of the I...)
2011(“Dance of the Demon” takes place in the Mexican state of ...)
2011Duane Anderson was a member of the American Anthropological Association, Society for American Archaeology, American Association of Museums, Plains Anthropological Society, Central States Anthropological Society and Iowa Academy of Sciences.
Anderson married Carol Sue Haloin. They have a daughter, Diana Sue.