Wes Cowan
Birth Name:
Wes Cowan
Birth Place:
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Fast Facts
- 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