Michael Chazan
Michael Chazan is an archaeologist in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto, and currently a visiting fellow at the Bard Graduate Center. Prof. Chazan co-directs the Wonderwerk Cave Research Project, which explores the archaeological heritage of Wonderwerk Cave and the sites of the Kathu Complex, located in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Prof. Chazan has published extensively on aspects of prehistoric archaeology including stone tool technology, the use of fire, and the emergence of symbolic artifacts. He is author of The Reality of Artifacts: An Archaeological Perspective and World Prehistory and Archaeology: Pathways Through Time (Routledge, 2021).
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Archaeology, Geological Sciences, History, History of Science (HistSci), Indigenous, Aboriginal, and/or Local Community Engagement, Paleoanthropology, Science Studies, Science and Technology Studies (STS)
