William A. Haviland

William A. Haviland is an anthropologist and professor emeritus at the University of Vermont, where he founded the Department of Anthropology and taught for 32 years after earning his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1963.[1][3] He conducted archaeological research in Belize, Guatemala, South Dakota, and Vermont, including studies at the Maya city of Tikal, and ethnographic work in Maine and Vermont, authoring over 100 publications including textbooks and books on Vermont and Maine Indians.[1][3] Now retired since 1999, he resides in Deer Isle, Maine, continues research and writing, and serves as a trustee for the Abbe Museum.[3][4]