Jim G. Shaffer, PhD
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Beginning in the mid-1960s
Dr. Shaffer conducted numerous archaeological surveys and excavations into the prehistory of the American Southwest.
His research focus subsequently shifted, and remains, on the prehistoric and early historic cultures of "greater"
South Asia. Since the late 1960s he has conducted archaeological field research throughout Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
This research focuses on the Bronze through Iron Ages (ca. 5000 B.C.-A.D. 500) of this large region, including excavations
at the Indus Valley Civilization site of Allahdino, Pakistan. He has conducted archaeological surveys in the states of
Haryana, Rajasthan and northern Karnataka, India. In addition, he has written several articles on the issues surrounding the
Indo-Aryan/European invasions. Currently, he is excavating the site of Watgal, in south-central India, which has been
continuously inhabited since 3000+ B.C., and for which there are written records dating back to A.D. 1100. He was a
Fulbright-Hays Professor of Anthropology at the University of Islamabad (now Quaid-i-Azam University), Pakistan, and an
Indo-American Fellow at the University of Delhi, India. His research has been funded by the Heinz Archaeological Foundation,
American Museum of Natural History, National Science Foundation, and currently the Smithsonian Institution. He is also
affiliated with the American Institute of Indian Studies, New Delhi, India, and the Karnataka State Department of
Archaeology, Mysore, India.
Contact Information
Office Location
Mather Memorial Building
Room 240
Mailing Address
11220 Bellflower Road #240
Cleveland, OH 44106
Telephone
(216) 368-2267
E-Mail
jim.shaffer@case.edu
Publications
See a full list of publications in Dr. Shaffer's Curriculum Vitae (in PDF format; requires Adobe Acrobat)