Faculty Profiles

Dr. James David Kilby

Ph.D. University of New Mexico
M.A. Eastern New Mexico University
B.A. Appalachian State University

PhD in Anthropology

Quaternary Sciences

Univ of New Mexico Main Campus, 2008

MA in Anthropology

Eastern New Mexico University, 1998

BA in Anthropology

Appalachian State University, 1992

Kilby, David. Internal Research Grant: Le Volgu Artifact Cache and its Purported Relationship to Clovis: Testing the Controversial “Solutrean Hypothesis” for the Origins of Prehistoric American Populations., ENMU, $3000. (Funded: 2015). Grant.
Kilby, David. New Mexico EPSCoR Infrastructure Seed Grant: Tracing the Impacts of Prehistoric Climate Change, National Science Foundation/Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, $50000. (Funded: 2011). Grant.
Kilby, David, Huckell, Bruce. National Geographic Society Research and Exploration Grant: A Cache of Clovis Artifacts near Beach, ND, $18000. (Funded: 2007). Grant.
Krause, Samantha Marie (Principal), Radoman-Shaw, Brandon Gregory (Co-Principal), Smith, Heather Lynn (Co-Principal), Wernette, Shelly Jean (Co-Principal), Kilby, James David (Co-Principal). EMBRACE-EAR-Growth: From Places to Peoples: A survey of geological materials and human-environment interaction on the Edwards Plateau that prioritizes student learning., National Science Foundation, Federal, $400000. (Submitted: May 15, 2024, Funded: July 2025 - Present). Grant.
Kilby, James David. A new look at Bonfire Shelter: Using Structure from Motion photogrammetry to investigate the earliest Americans, National Geographic Society, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $18000. (Funded: February 2018 - December 2024). Grant.

Kilby, J. D., & Huckell, B. B. (Eds.). (n.d.). The Paleoindian Southwest. Salt Lake City, Utah, United States: University of Utah Press. Retrieved from https://uofupress.com/books/the-paleoindian-southwest/
Kilby, J. D., Surovell, T. A., Huckell, B. B., Ringstaff, C. W., Hamilton, M. J., & Haynes, C. V. (2022). Evidence Supports the Efficacy of Clovis Points for Hunting Proboscideans. Journal of Archaeological Science:Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103600
Buchanan, B., Kilby, J. D., LaBelle, J. M., Surovell, T. A., Holland-Lulewicz, J., & Hamilton, M. J. (2022). Bayesian modeling of the Clovis and Folsom radiocarbon records indicates a 170-year multi-generational transition. American Antiquity, 87(3). https://doi.org/doi:10.1017/aaq.2021.153
Kilby, J. D., Farrell, S. P., & Hamilton, M. J. (2020). New Investigations at Bonfire Shelter, Texas Examine Controversial Bison Jumps and Bone Beds. Plains Anthropologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/00320447.2020.1812795
Kilby, J. D. (2018). A North American Perspective on the Volgu Biface Cache from Upper Paleolithic France and its Relationship to the “Solutrean Hypothesis” for Clovis Origins. Quaternary International, 197–207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2018.06.019

Award / Honor Recipient: Heritage Publication Award for Clovis Caches: Recent Discoveries and New Research, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, Historic Preservation Division, Santa Fe, NM. 2015
Award / Honor Recipient: Honorary Professor of International Studies, Center for International Studies. January 2024 - Present
Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. April 2021
Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. 2018
Award / Honor Recipient: e2M Distinguished Achievement Award, engineering-environmental Management, Inc. 2005