Chester S. Chard

Chester S. Chard (1915–2002) was an American anthropologist who collaborated with Russian and Japanese scholars to establish the field of circumpolar or arctic anthropology.[1] He received degrees at Harvard University (1937) and the University of California at Berkeley (Ph.D. 1952 in Anthropology) where he was one of Robert Lowie's last graduate students. He taught for over 20 years, mostly at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and published over 160 books and articles. His research focused on Old World prehistory,[2] cultural history of North and East Asia,[3] and the interhemispherical relationships of New World cultures and circumpolar problems.[4] He founded the academic journal Arctic Anthropology, in 1962. He published on numerous topics and cultures, including the ball courts of the Southwest,[5] Pre-Columbian trade,[6] the Kamchadal culture,[7] North American burial grounds,[8] the prehistory of Siberia,[9] Inner Asia, prehistoric Japan,[10] the Nganasan people,[11] Eskimos,[12] and the Chukchi Peninsula.[13]

  1. ^ Chard, Chester (1962). Arctic Anthropology. Madison, WI: Dept. of Anthropology. OCLC 251255006.
  2. ^ Chard, Chester (1975). Man in Prehistory. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. OCLC 977732991.
  3. ^ Chard, Chester (1975). Northeast Asia in prehistory. London and Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. OCLC 906499004.
  4. ^ Workman, William B.; McCartney, Allen P. (1974). "Supplement: Festschrift Issue in Honor of Chester S. Chard". Arctic Anthropology. 11: 1–4. JSTOR 40315794.
  5. ^ Chard, Chester (1940). Distribution and significance of ball courts in the Southwest. Cambridge, MA: Excavators ̓ Club. OCLC 2687753.
  6. ^ Chard, Chester (1950). "Pre-Columbian trade between North and South America" (PDF). Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers. 1: 1–27. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ^ Chard, Chester (1961). Kamchadal culture and its relationships in the Old and New Worlds. Madison, WI: Society for American Archaeology and University of Wisconsin Press. OCLC 67902196.
  8. ^ Chard, Chester (1962). North American burial mounds: the case for independent invention. Paris. OCLC 1026638032.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ Chard, Chester (1970). Siberia. OCLC 948310634.
  10. ^ Chard, Chester (1972). Prehistoric Japan : a survey of cultural development down to the late Jomon stage (approximately 2000 B.C.). New York, NY: Intercultural Arts Press. OCLC 950895435.
  11. ^ Chard, Chester S. (1963). "The Nganasan: wild reindeer hunters of the Taimyr Peninsula". Arctic Anthropology. 1 (2): 105–121. JSTOR 40315565.
  12. ^ Chard, Chester (1955). Eskimo archaeology in Siberia. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. OCLC 53219789.
  13. ^ Chard, Chester (1960). "Recent archaeological work in the Chukchi Peninsula". Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska. 8 (2). OCLC 31108825.