Fred Valdez

Fred Valdez is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal Arts, specializing in archaeological studies of material culture and social complexity in regions including Texas, Mesoamerica, Latin America, and the American Southwest.

• Education: Ph.D., Harvard University

His research interests focus on:

• Ceramic and Lithic Technology
• Settlement Patterns and Small Site Studies
• Emergence of Social and Political Complexity
• Cultural Continuity and Transition in Latin America and the American Southwest
• Mesoamerican Prehistory
• History of Archaeological Investigations in Central America

Professor Valdez is affiliated with the Center for Archaeological and Tropical Studies (CATS) at the University of Texas at Austin.