Dr. Ben Steere earned his Ph.D in Anthropology from the University of Georgia in 2011. He is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, where he teaches courses in anthropology and archaeology. He directed WCU’s Cherokee Studies program from 2017 to 2022. Ben has worked on collaborative archaeological research and preservation projects with the Tribal Historic Preservation Office of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians since 2011, and is the author of The Archaeology of Houses and Households in the Native Southeast. Ben lives in Asheville with his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Steere, and their two sons.
Stewards of the Southern Blue Ridge
