Administration

Bruce Eldredge | Wally Reber | Bob Pickering

Robert B. Pickering

Collier-Read Deputy Director
Phone: 307.578.4043-Fax: 307.578.4076
bobp@bbhc.org

Robert B. Pickering, Ph.D., serves as Deputy Director of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. In 1984, he received a Ph.D. in physical anthropology from Northwestern University.

Dr. Pickering's professional career has combined anthropological research with the broader educational goals of museums. He has developed exhibits and programs for youth and adult audiences. Pickering has received numerous grants for his research and educational activities. In 1994, he was presented with a service award by the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bangkok, Thailand. The Native American Resource Group of the Denver Museum of Natural History presented Dr. Pickering with the Distinguished Patron Award in 1997. Dr. Pickering served as curator on the Ancient Mummies exhibition at Denver Museum of Natural History, which won the 1999 American Association of Museums (AAM) 11th annual exhibit competition in the "exhibit budget under $50,000" category and the 1998 Silver Peak Award from the Denver Chapter of the International Television Association for the documentary film, Mummies. Dr. Pickering's most recent books are The Use of Forensic Anthropology, and Seeing the White Buffalo.

Current research interests include the study of bison/human interaction and bison biology. In addition, Dr. Pickering's archaeological activities include developing non-destructive techniques for determining authenticity of ancient West Mexican ceramic figurines, the subject of his latest article "The Ancient Ceramics of West Mexico," published in American Scientist Magazine.