Ran Boytner
Director of International Research, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles
Ran Boytner is the Director of International Research at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and an adjunct professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Southern California. Prior to these positions, Boytner worked at the Getty Conservation Institute and was curator and guest curator at the Skirball and Bower museums. He runs the Tarapaca Valley Archaeological Project, a major multidisciplinary expedition in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. The project focuses on the adaptation and evolution of cultural systems in extreme environments, especially as they relate to political and ideological systems. In addition to extensive field experience, Boytner is an expert in ancient textile dyes and dyeing technologies, and is engaged in anthropological interpretations of his lab results. He is also interested in the politics of archaeology, particularly in ways by which the archaeological past is appropriated for contemporary political purposes. Boytner is part of the founding families of Ocean Charter School, a K-8 Waldorf-inspired charter school in Los Angeles. Boytner received a Ph.D. in archaeology from UCLA.
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Indiana Jones Meets Wall Street: Valuing the Past To Save Antiquity for the Future
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