Stephen H. Lekson

Stephen H. Lekson recently retired as Curator of Archaeology at the Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. He received his PhD from the University of New Mexico. Lekson directed more than 40 archaeological projects throughout the U.S. Southwest, mainly in the Mimbres and Four Corners areas. Lekson's publications include a dozen books, many chapters in edited volumes, and articles in professional journals and popular magazines. Most recently: "A Study of Southwest Archaeology" (2018), "Chaco Meridian" (second edition, 2015) and "A History of the Ancient Southwest" (2009). Lekson is married to Dr. Catherine Cameron, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado.