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Dr. Nicholas Freidin
Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Education
B.A. (History), Georgetown University
M.A. (Archaeology), Keble College, University of Oxford
Ph.D. (Archaeology), Keble College, University of Oxford
Research
Dr. Freidin is an archaeologist who began his
research in Britain and France, and pursued
additional studies in Israel and Cyprus. After he
was hired by Marshall in 1983, his focus changed to
the Late Prehistoric Period in the Eastern
Woodlands, a period between approximately AD 1000
and the time of contact between Native Americans and
the European –African societies of Colonial
America.
Dr. Freidin’s current research involves the
indigenous cultural transformations and/or responses
following contact with external, more dominant
societies. His research concerning the native
peoples of the Middle Ohio Valley and their first
contact with Euro-African (colonial) society has
resulted in published papers, conference
presentations, and museum exhibitions.
Teaching
Dr. Freidin teaches several courses, including
Physical Anthropology, Introduction to Cultural
Anthropology and Methods, Theory in Archaeology,
Classical Archaeology, and World Prehistory. In
addition, he teaches courses that focus on
prehistory and ethnography of various parts of the
world, including North America, Africa, and
Oceania. He spends part of his summers teaching the
archaeological field training class (i.e., the field
school), the longest continuously offered
archaeological field school in the state.
Service
Serving as the Director of the Archaeological Field
School, Dr. Freidin leads students into field sites
in West Virginia to learn how to survey, excavate,
and record their findings. Through their research,
students may discover remnants of West Virginia’s
first inhabitants. Field projects have included
several seasons at Clover and Snidow, both Late
Prehistoric villages; and at Saint-Albans, an Early
Archaic site with a Woodland Period component.
Occasionally, other institutions, such as Concord
University, and various vocational organizations,
such as the WV Archaeological Society, participate
in the Field School. Dr. Freidin also runs the
archaeology laboratory, where materials recovered
from field projects are processed and analyzed.
Dr. Freidin is certified by the Register of
Professional Archaeologists in fieldwork and
teaching. He is also a member of the Society for
American Archaeology, the Council for West Virginia
Archaeology, the West Virginia Academy of Science,
and the West Virginia Humanities Center. In
addition, he serves on the editorial board of the
West Virginia Archaeological Society and as the
Chair of the Huntington Preservation Commission.
Personal
Dr. Freidin was born in Paris, France, and has a
dual citizenship in both France and the US. Dr.
Freidin is married with one daughter.
Contact Info
Telephone: (304) 696-2794
Email:
freidin@marshall.edu
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