Jerry Moore, Ph.D.

Title: Professor
Department: Anthropology

Areas of Expertise

Anthropology and Archeology; specializing in prehistoric cultural landscapes and built environments, archaeology of Andean South America, and archaeology of Western North America.

Professional Background

Dr. Moore is an archaeologist, writer and professor who has conducted archaeological research in Peru, Mexico, and southern California. He specializes in prehistoric cultural landscapes and built environments, archaeology of Andean South America, and archaeology of Western North America. Moore has edited and authored numerous articles and books, including “Architecture and Power in the Prehispanic Andes: The Archaeology of Public Buildings” (Cambridge University Press, 1996), “Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists” (Altamira/Rowman and Littlefield Press 4th edition, 2012), “Cultural Landscapes in the Prehispanic Andes: Archaeologies of Place” (University Press of Florida, 2005), and, “The Prehistory of South America: Ancient Cultural Diversity on the Least Known Continent” (University Press of Colorado; forthcoming June 2014).

Education

Ph.D. University of California Santa Barbara

Languages

English, Spanish

Recent Publications

A Prehistory of South America: Ancient Cultural Diversity of the Least Known Continent
July 2014

“Ancient Plazas: Spaces of Inquiry in Mesoamerica and Beyond,” in Mesoamerican Plazas: Arenas of Community Building and Power Negotiation
2014

Making a Huaca: Memory and Praxis in Prehispanic Far Northern Peru. 
Journal of Social Archaeology, 2010

Contact

Email Address: jmoore@csudh.edu
Office: (310) 243-3845

Contact Preference: Email