Earned both his bachelor's and master's from the University of Kentucky
Earned his Ph․D․ in anthropology from the University of Michigan
Quote: "I love stuff and I love people; combining the two, researching stories about some object and meeting the folks who can help me solve the mystery, make this a great job․"
Is best known for his work appraising objects on "Antiques Roadshow" and "History Detectives․"
Began teaching in the anthropology department at Ohio State University after earning his doctorate
Is a co-editor of the book "The Origins of Agriculture in International Perspective and Societies in Eclipse: Eastern North America at the Dawn of European Colonization
Joined the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History & Science in 1984