Department of Anthropology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign




Barry Lewis

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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    Anthropology 109 Davenport Hall 607 S Mathews M/C 148 Urbana, IL 61801
  • Phone: 217-351-7862
  • Email: blewis@illinois.edu

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Research Interests

South India; Early Modern archaeology, history, and culture.

Publications

Books

  • Lewis, Barry, R Jurmain, and L Kilgore. Understanding Humans: An Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology. Belmont: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, 2010.
  • Lewis, Barry. Chitradurga in the Early 1800s: Archaeological Interpretations of Colonial Drawings. Indian Council of Historical Research, Southern Regional Centre, Lecture Series Publication 6, 2006.

Book Contributions

  • Lewis, Barry, and S K. Aruni. "Early Modern Period, AD 1500-1800." Historiography of Karnataka: Archaeology and History. Ed. R Korisettar, K P. Iranna, V S. Ashok, R B. Varija, and Y M. Siladhar. Dharwad: Karnatak University, 2010.
  • Lewis, Barry. "The Mysore Kingdom at AD 1800: Archaeological Applications of the Mysore Survey of Colin Mackenzie." South Asian Archaeology 2001. Ed. C Jarrige and V Lefèvre. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations, 2005. Vol II, pp. 556-565.

Journal Articles

  • Lewis, Barry. "Village Defenses of the Karnataka Maidan, South India, A.D. 1600-1800." South Asian Studies 25 (2009): in press.