51ÁÔÆæ

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Peter Geraci

  • Department Administrator, Anthropology
  • Affilated Researcher, Anthropology

Education

M.S., Anthropology, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

B.A., Anthropology, University of Illinois - Chicago 

Office Hours

Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Biographical Sketch

Pete Geraci is the Department Administrator and an Affiliated Researcher for the Department of Anthropology. Pete is a Registered Public Archaeologist, has a Master's Degree in Anthropology from 51ÁÔÆæ, and specializes in Midwestern Archaeology, Chipped Stone Tool Analysis, and Landscape Archaeology. He is currently the director of the Belrose Farm Archaeological Project, a community-based archaeological survey and testing project aimed at documenting the archaeology of a 200-acre farmstead located on the Fox River in northern Illinois. This project has identified several new archaeological sites and has provided opportunities for student, community members and local archaeologists to learn and participate in archaeological methods under the supervision of trained archaeologists. If you are interested in participating in the Belrose Farm Archaeological Project please reach out to Pete Geraci and you will be added to the contact list. 

Selected Publications

Geraci, Peter J. The Belrose Farm Archaeological Project. Illinois Antiquity vol. 59 (1) 13-15. Illinois Association for the Advancement of Archaeology. Champaign, IL.
Geraci, Peter J. The Prehistoric Economics of the Kautz Site: A Late Archaic and Woodland Site in Northeastern Illinois. Master’s Thesis. Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Milwaukee, WI.
Porubcan, Paula J.; Baltus, Melissa L.; Geraci, Peter J. The Bottlemy Site (11MH495): An Emerging and Mature Late Woodland Occupation in Northeastern Illinois. Illinois Archaeology: The Journal of the Illinois Archaeological Survey.