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Kyle McCandless

Adjunct Instructor in Anthropology

Department: Sociology and Anthropology

Office and address: Lindner Hall - Arts & Sciences, Office 212H 2035 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Phone number: (336) 278-4882

Professional Expertise

General Anthropology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Aegean Bronze Age, Minoan Archaeology, Organic Residue Analysis

Education

M.A Anthropology: East Carolina University (2012)

  • Thesis: "Assessing Methodological Contamination in Organic Residue Analysis Using FT-IR Spectroscopy"

 

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ANT1120)
  • Human Evolution and Adaptation (ANT1130)
  • Introduction to Archaeology (ANT1140)
  • From the Ground Down (ANT2270)

 

Research

I am currently exploring gender roles and elite status in Bronze Age Minoan culture using ethnological  analysis of iconography and material culture.