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May 28, 2019 - Dick Jefferies (Anthropology)

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May 28, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 28, 2019) – Anthropology is the study of human culture in the past and the present. University of Kentucky professor Richard ‘Dick’ Jefferies is now in his fourth decade as a faculty member in the Department of Anthropology, within UK’s College of Arts and Sciences.

In his work of teaching, research, and service, Jefferies, an archaeologist, uncovers objects which shed light on how people in Kentucky and elsewhere lived hundreds and even thousands of years ago. 

On this week’s episode of “Behind the Blue,” UKPR’s Carl Nathe talks with Jefferies about his fascinating career which includes the mentorship of many outstanding students over the years.

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