Professor, Anthropology; Director and Curator, Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
mgalaty@umich.edu
Office Information:
phone: 734.764.0485
Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies;
Center for European Studies;
CES Faculty;
CREES Faculty Associates
About
Michael Galaty received his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin. He is an archaeologist and directs field projects in Greece and Albania. He studies the rise of complex societies and has written extensively on the Mycenaean states. His book on the tribal cultures of northern Albania, titled Light and Shadow: Isolation and Interaction in the Shala Valley of Northern Albania, won the 2014 SAA Book Award.
