Mark Q. Sutton

Mark Q. Sutton began his career in anthropology in 1968. While still in high school, he participated in archaeological excavations conducted by the local college and went on to earn a BA (1972), an MA (1977), and a Ph.D. (1987) in anthropology. He worked as an archaeologist for the US Air Force, the US Bureau of Land Management, private consulting firms, and taught at a number of community colleges and universities, including CSU, Bakersfield from 1987 to 2007 where he retired as Emeritus Professor of Anthropology. He now works for Statistical Research, Inc. in San Diego. From 1986 to 2000, Dr. Sutton served as the Editor of the Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology. Dr. Sutton has worked at more than 120 sites in western North America, has presented more than 120 papers at professional meetings, and has authored more than 180 books, monographs, papers, and textbooks on archaeology and anthropology.