Career
Hill did most of his work in the American South West, published several papers on the Broken K Pueblo, Arizona. This study in particular has been described as "a classic example of how social organization may be reflected in the architectural segregation of pottery styles" (Sackett 1997). He believed that culture could (and perhaps should) be inferred from archaeological data.
1957 Bachelor of Arts History, Pomona College
Three years in the United States. Coast Guard
1963 Master of Arts University of Chicago
1965 Doctor of Philosophy University of Chicago
1965–1997 Taught at University of California, Los Los Angeles