John Shea

American paleoanthropologist
Person human Q15450167
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John Shea

Summary

John Shea is a human[1]. Born in Hamilton[2], he… he was born on May 9, 1960[3]. He worked as an archaeologist[4], prehistorian[5], anthropologist[6], paleoanthropologist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Shea's place of birth was Hamilton[2].
  • John Shea was born on May 9, 1960[3].
  • John Shea held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John Shea's professions included archaeologist[4].
  • John Shea's professions included prehistorian[5].
  • John Shea worked as an anthropologist[6].
  • John Shea's professions included paleoanthropologist[7].
  • John Shea's professions included university teacher[8].
  • John Shea's field of work was prehistoric archaeology[11].
  • John Shea's field of work was paleoanthropology[12].
  • John Shea was employed by Stony Brook University[13].
  • John Shea was employed by Stony Brook University[14].
  • John Shea is recorded as male[15].
  • John Shea's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Shea supervised Erik Otárola-Castillo as a doctoral student[17].
  • John Shea's family name is recorded as Shea[18].
  • John Shea's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Shea's given name is recorded as Joseph[20].
  • John Shea's official website is recorded as https://sites.google.com/a/stonybrook.edu/john-j-shea/[21].
  • John Shea's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • John Shea's Academia.edu profile URL is recorded as https://sbsuny.academia.edu/JohnShea[23].

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Origins and Family

John Shea's place of birth was Hamilton[2]. He was born on May 9, 1960[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include archaeologist[4], prehistorian[5], anthropologist[6], paleoanthropologist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include prehistoric archaeology[11], an archaeological sub-discipline[24] and paleoanthropology[12], a branch of anthropology[25]. Employers include Stony Brook University[13], a public university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1957[28], headquartered in Stony Brook University[29]. John Shea supervised Erik Otárola-Castillo as a doctoral student[17].

Why It Matters

John Shea ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was John Shea born?

Born in Hamilton[2], John Shea…

What did John Shea do for work?

John Shea worked as archaeologist[4], prehistorian[5], anthropologist[6], paleoanthropologist[7], and university teacher[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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