James B. Stoltman
American archaeologist
James B. Stoltman (6 February 1935 – 11 September 2019) was an American archaeologist who specialized in the American Midwest.
Stoltman was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was chairman of the anthropology department. He worked as an assistant professor from 1965 to 1970, an associate professor from 1970 to 1974, a full professor from 1974 to 1998, and a professor emeritus from 1998 to 2019.
He focused on Great Lakes archaeology and research physical ceramic analysis on material from various parts of the world. Stoltman was considered a pioneer in ceramic petrography in the US, following Anna Shepard's expertise. One of his contributions was developing a method for analyzing ceramic temper. He died in Madison, Wisconsin in 2019. The archaeology laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is named in his honor.
Selected publications
"Outline of Southeastern United States Prehistory With Particular Emphasis On the PaleoIndian Era," in The Quaternary of the United States (H. E. And David G. Frey Wright (eds.).
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