Professor Jean C. Rau

Biography

Dr. Rau has been on faculty with Terminalfour University since 2008. His work in archaeological digs in the Grand Canyon in Arizona have shed new light on the lives of the Hopi indigenous peoples in the region. 

Publications

Books

1. Rau, J. (2024). Beneath the Rim: Uncovering the Ancient Civilizations of the Grand Canyon. University of Arizona Press.
2. Rau, J., & Martinez, L. (2022). Sacred Canyons: The Indigenous Cultures and Archaeological Wonders of the Colorado Plateau. Oxford University Press.

Journal Articles

3. Rau, J. (2024). "Tracing Ancient Trade Routes in the Grand Canyon: New Evidence from Lithic Analysis." American Journal of Archaeology, 128(2), 145-168.
4. Rau, J., Chen, L., & Nakamura, S. (2023). "Rock Art and Rituals: Interpreting Petroglyphs in the Colorado Plateau." Journal of Southwestern Archaeology, 41(3), 198-217.
5. Rau, J., & O’Reilly, K. (2022). "Cliff Dwellings and Water Management: How Ancient Puebloans Thrived in an Arid Landscape." Historical Archaeology Review, 36(4), 245-263.
6. Rau, J. (2021). "Organic Residue Analysis in Grand Canyon Pottery: Insights into Prehistoric Diets." Journal of Field Archaeology, 19(2), 99-115.
7. Rau, J., Smith, A., & Fischer, L. (2020). "Excavating Ancestral Puebloan Settlements: A Decade of Discoveries." Southwestern Anthropological Review, 28(5), 310-328.