Jeffrey Chivis is a member of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, and is originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Chivis graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Grand Valley State University (GVSU), and obtained his master’s…

Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico: Bone pit main excavation looking north. An automobile is visible in the background.

Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico: Bone pit main excavation looking east down Wild Horse Arroyo

Black and white photograph of a Robert H. Merrill standing in front of the Fiesole Roman Bath.

Black and white photograph of the Roman Forum, taken from Palatine Hill. Buildings are visible in the distance, with ruins in the foreground

Black and white photograph of the Vesta restoration site. The image depicts ruins with buildings in the background.

Black and white photograph of the Roman Forum. The image shows many pillars with items on them in the foreground with buildings in the background.

Black and white photograph of the ruins at Ostia. A large stone building with an arc entranceway is visible with a man standing outside the building.

Black and white photograph of Robert H. Merrill standing in front of a stone wall in the Ostia Latrina.

Black and white photograph of a northeast view of the ruins of the Roman Forum in Italy.

Black and white photograph of a southweat view of the ruins of the Roman Forum in Italy.

Black and white photograph of a northwest view of the ruins of the Temple of Ceres in Italy.