Charles Stanish

American archaeologist

Charles Stanish (born 1956) is an American archaeologist specializing in the archaeology of the Andes, and in particular examines the origins of complex civilizations in the prehispanic Andes. He is a professor of Anthropology at the University of South Florida in Tampa.2

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Born Oct 23, 1956.1

About

Stanish grew up near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After receiving his BA in Anthropology from Penn State University in 1979, he earned an MA (1983) and PhD (1985) from the University of Chicago.

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Early life and education

  • 1985University of Chicago Doctor of Philosophy3 5
  • Date not recordedPennsylvania State University3 4

Career

Occupation: archaeologist, university teacher, anthropologist.7

Known for: The Origin of State Societies in South America, Underwater ritual offerings in the Island of the Sun and the formation of the Tiwanaku state, Archaeological survey in the Juli-Desaguadero region of Lake Titicaca Basin, Southern Peru, War and early state formation in the northern Titicaca Basin, Peru, Tiwanaku trade patterns in southern Peru, Feasting and the evolution of cooperative social organizations circa 2300 B.P. in Paracas culture, southern Peru, A 2,300-year-old architectural and astronomical complex in the Chincha Valley, Peru., Direct evidence of 1,900 years of indigenous silver production in the Lake Titicaca Basin of Southern Peru, A late pre-Hispanic ceramic chronology for the upper Moquegua Valley, Peru, Archaeological research at Tumatumani, Juli, Peru.8

Stanish was a curator at the Field Museum of Natural History in the Department of Anthropology from 1988 to 1997, faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles beginning in 1997, and the director of UCLA's Cotsen Institute of Archaeology from 2001 to 2016. He is currently a professor of Anthropology and director of the Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture and the Environment at the University of South Florida.

In recognition of his scholarly work, Stanish was elected to the National Academy of Science in 2010. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006), a fellow of the Explorers Club (2012), and a member of Sigma Xi (2018). Previously, he was a Dumbarton Oaks Senior Fellow (2008-2014).

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Philanthropy

Stanish, along with his wife Garine Babian, are major donors in support of anthropological education. They established the Charles Stanish Enhancement Fund at Penn State University, and the Charles Stanish Annual Award with the Society for American Archaeology.

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Awards

  • 2025Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science9 10

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