Graduated from Fort Hill High School, in Cumberland Maryland in 1948.

Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1955.

Master of Arts in Anthropology.

source:James Fanto Deetz

• James Deetz was often known as one of the fathers of historical archaeology.

• Awards and Honors:

  • Deetz was awarded with the 1997 J. C. Harrington Medal

  • The Harry Hornblower Award in 1999

In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life,The Times of Their Lives: Life, Love, and Death in Plymouth Colony