Alfred Edwin Johnson Jr. (born August 19, 1935) is an anthropologist and archaeologist at the University of Kansas. He specialized in the North American Plains and the Pueblo Indian culture.
Early life and education Johnson was born in Ellsworth, Kansas, August 19, 1935 to Alfred E. Johnson Sr. and Ruth Sarah Johnson (Oliver) both of Kansas.
He received his B.A. in anthropology from the University of Kansas and his M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Arizona. His dissertation research focused on Pueblo Indian culture.
Career Johnson joined the faculty of the University of Kansas in 1965. Books Johnson, Alfred E. (editor & author), (1980). (first edition). Archaic Prehistory on the Prairie-Plains Border. University Of Kansas. . Wasley, William W. and Alfred E. Johnson (1965). Salvage Archaeology in Painted Rocks Reservoir Western Arizona. Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona, Number 9.. University of Arizona.
Personal life Johnson married fellow University of Arizona graduate student, Alice Ann Stofer in 1957 in Tucson, Arizona.
References
External links Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology University of Kansas Digital Archaeological Record of documents