Joseph L. Chartkoff
Date of Birth  :
1942
Place of Birth  :
Connecticut,California
Country  :
United States
Field of Expertise  :
Anthropology
Educational background  :
Ph.D. in Anthropology ,1974.
Acheivements / Contributions  :

  • Joseph L. Chartkoff was a founding member of the Society for California Archeology in 1966.

  • He has written and co-authored three books.

    • Test Excavations at the May Site

    • The Archaeology of California

    • Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America

  • The book " The Archaeology of California " was written by him and his wife.This book was written to help alert the public to the fact that California’s archaeological resources are culturally valuable but endangered and desperately in need of protection.

  • This book was also a general introduction to the state’s archaeological record, especially for non-archaeologists.

    source:Joseph L. Chartkoff

Bibliography  :
Test Excavations at the May Site (CA-Sis-S7), in Seiad Valley, Northwestern California (Test Excavations at the May Site (Ca-Sis-57) in Seiad Valley),An Archaeological Survey of the Paskenta Newville Reservoir in Glenn and Tehama Counties , California [ Neville Resevoir ] , Archaeology of Two North California Sites (Cotsen Monograph).