An Anthropologist's Arrival

Ruth M. Underhill (1883-1984) received her PhD in anthropology from Columbia University and held positions with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the University of Denver, where she was named professor emeritus upon her retirement in 1952. Specializing in southwestern anthropology, Underhill lived on Indian reservations and wrote comprehensively about the Tohono O'odham, Navajo, and Mohave communities. She is the author of several books. Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh is curator of anthropology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. He has authored and edited nine books, including Inheriting the Past: The Making of Arthur C. Parker and Indigenous Archaeology. He is a recipient of the 2009 National Council on Public History Book Award. Stephen E. Nash is curator of archaeology and chair of the Department of Anthropology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Previously he served as head of collections in anthropology at the Field Museum in Chicago. He has authored and edited five books on subjects ranging from the history of archaeological tree-ring dating to museum collections.