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Porter, James B. was born on June 11, 1954 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Neil Robert and Mary Newcomb (Edwards) Porter.
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James B. Porter, American Hieroglyphic specialist. Avocations: handcrafts, collecting, gardening, dancing, traveling
M C. Recipient scholarship Studio Study Center, Yakima, Washington, 1972-1973; Tinker Travel Fund grantee, Center for Latin American Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 1983-1984, Robert H. Lowie Fund grantee, 1985, Olsen scholar, 1986-1989; recipient scholarship Mesoamerican Art Research Institute, San Francisco, 1989.
Education
Bachelor History of Science, Antioch University, 1979; Master of Arts in Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 1989.
Career
Staff artist, University of California Berkeley Abaj Takalik Project, Guatemala, 1978-1980; illustrator, U California Berkeley Archaeol. Research Facility, 1980-1988; teaching assistant anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 1984; research assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 1988-1989; instructor anthropology university expert classes, University of California, Berkeley, 1989-1996; tour lecturer, California Alumni Association Tours, Berkeley, 1988; instructor calligraphy, Oakland (California) Art Supply, 1992; instructor humanities, Rose St. School, Berkeley, 1993; instructor anthropology, Piedmont (California) Adult School, 1993-1996; instructor anthropology and archaeology, Laney College, Oakland, California, since 1995. Presenter, lecturer in field.
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Manichaean
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1979
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1983
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1989
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1978 - 1980
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1980 - 1988
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1984
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1993 - 1996
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Recipient scholarship Studio Study Center, Yakima, Washington, 1972-1973. Tinker Travel Fund grantee, Center for Latin American Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 1983-1984, Robert H. Lowie Fund grantee, 1985, Olsen scholar, 1986-1989. Recipient scholarship Mesoamerican Art Research Institute, San Francisco, 1989.Recipient scholarship Studio Study Center, Yakima, Washington, 1972-1973. Tinker Travel Fund grantee, Center for Latin American Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 1983-1984, Robert H. Lowie Fund grantee, 1985, Olsen scholar, 1986-1989. Recipient scholarship Mesoamerican Art Research Institute, San Francisco, 1989.