Background
III, John Munro Longyear, was born on July 30, 1914 in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Son of John Munro, Junior and Elizabeth (Barrett) L.
III, John Munro Longyear, was born on July 30, 1914 in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Son of John Munro, Junior and Elizabeth (Barrett) L.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1940.
Research associate division history research, Carnegie Institution, 1938-1941; fellow, Andean Institute, 1941-1942; research fellow, Peabody Museum, Harvard, 1942-1943; John G. Owens fellow, Peabody Museum, Harvard, 1946-1948; faculty, Colgate University, since 1948; professor anthropology, Colgate University, since 1962; department chairman social relations, Colgate University, 1961-1966, 76-78; professor emeritus, Colgate University, since 1979. Member of staff radiation laboratory Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1943-1945. Archaeological fieldwork in, Utah and Arizona, 1937, Honduras, 1938-1939, 46, Panama, 1941, El Salvador, 1941-1942, Florida, 1966-1968.
Member Society of America Archaeology.
Married Marian Killips, December 30, 1937. Children: Joan Longyear Wuerthner, Carol Longyear Clothier (deceased).