John Speth Interview-Roots of Southwestern Archaeology Oral History Project

Interview with John D. Speth by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society on May 7, 2021 in which he discusses his career including: his early interest in archaeology through scout camp, his first job at Hunter College, then teaching and research at the University of Michigan and excavation at a bison kill site in eastern New Mexico. He describes fat-depleted meat, rotted and putrid meat and Neanderthals and fire. John shares lessons learned from his excavations, ethnographic and ethnohistoric literature, and hunter-gatherers in cold climates.