Paul Goldstein

Paul Goldstein is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1989) and previously served on the faculty at Dartmouth College. His research focuses on anthropological archaeology, emphasizing the study of Tiwanaku civilization in the Titicaca Basin of the southern Andes (350-1000 AD), exploring its expansion and collapse. Goldstein's work intersects complex societies, Latin American archaeology, and Andean cultural dynamics.

He has secured significant research funding from institutions including the National Science Foundation, Wenner-Gren Foundation, H. John Heinz III Charitable Trust, and Fulbright programs (Peru 1998, Ecuador 1999). His academic contributions span grantsmanship, field archaeology, and theoretical frameworks for understanding early state formations.

Laboratory and office spaces include SSRB 343/347 (research) and SSB 274 (administration). Professional activities are anchored in UCSD’s Division of Social Sciences, with affiliations to interdisciplinary initiatives like the Climate Change Interest Group.