Pickering, Robert B.

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PICKERING, Robert B.

PICKERING, Robert B. American, b. 1950. Genres: Children's nonfiction. Career: U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Thailand, physical anthropologist, 1975-76; Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, instructor in adult education program, 1977-80; Center for American Archaeology, Evanston, IL, director of Northern Illinois Programs, 198182; Field Museum of Natural History, program developer and adult educator, 1982-86, research associate, 1987-92; Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, educator and curator of anthropology, 1988-91; Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver, CO, curator and chair of Department of Anthropology, 1991-. Northwestern University, instructor, 1979-80; Oakton Community College, instructor, 1980; Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, adjunct associate professor, 1989-91; University of Colorado at Denver, adjunct associate professor, 1993-; guest lecturer at educational institutions; forensic anthropology consultant for coroners and medical examiners; museum consultant. Publications: I Can Be an Archaeologist (juvenile nonfiction), 1987; Prehistoric North America: The People (juvenile nonfiction), 1996; (with D. Bachman) The Use of Forensic Anthropology, 1996; Seeing the White Buffalo, 1997. SERIES EDITOR: Latin American Series, 1994-95; Our Human Family, 1994-95. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY 82414, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]