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Scott MacEachern

Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Overview


Africanist archaeologist, with research interests in Central/West African archaeology, state formation and archaeogenetics.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at Duke Kunshan University · 2019 - Present DKU Faculty
Professor of Archeology and Anthropology at Duke Kunshan University · 2018 - Present DKU Faculty
Professor of the Practice of DKU Studies at Duke University · 2023 - Present DKU Studies

In the News


Published October 22, 2021
Global Experts Propose Ethical Guidelines for DNA Research on Ancient Human Remains

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Recent Publications


Dense sampling of ethnic groups within African countries reveals fine-scale genetic structure and extensive historical admixture.

Journal Article Science advances · March 2023 Previous studies have highlighted how African genomes have been shaped by a complex series of historical events. Despite this, genome-wide data have only been obtained from a small proportion of present-day ethnolinguistic groups. By analyzing new autosoma ... Full text Cite

Communities, urbanism, and state building in the Lake Chad region

Chapter · February 15, 2023 Explores recent multi-disciplinary approaches to analysis of early political organization, its development from simple to complex political structures and the rise of the political state. ... Cite

(Un)becoming states: their neighbours and the Wandala south of Lake Chad

Chapter · September 26, 2022 "This book examines the sociopolitical and cultural strategies of resistance developed by marginal communities. ... Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Calgary (Canada) · 1991 Ph.D.