William Narteh Gblerkpor

Education:
PhD., The University of Texas at Austin;
M.Phil (2005) and B.A (2001), University of Ghana

Areas of specialization:
African Archaeology and Anthropology, Archaeology of Identities, Historical Archaeology,
Ethnoarchaeology, Art History, Applied Archaeological Science, Cultural Resource Management,
Community-based Archaeology, Public Archaeology, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Environmental
Archaeology, Climate Change, Biocultural Heritage Conservation, Museum Studies, Heritage Studies,
Digital Archaeology, and Conservation Photography.

Courses taught currently: On Sabbatical

Previous courses taught:
ARCH 704: New Technologies in Archaeology and Heritage Studies
ARCH 717: Advanced Visual Anthropology Methods and Strategies
ARCH 609: Visual Anthropology
ARCH 612: Applied Archaeology
ARCH 101: Approaches to the Study of the Past
ARCH 102: Archaeology and the African Cultural Heritage
ARCH 328: Archaeology, Anthropology, and Cultural Evolution
ARCH 322: Archaeology of West Africa – ca. 500 B.C. to A.D. 1950
ARCH 411: Practical Archaeology I – Field Research
ARCH 412: Practical Archaeology II – Post-field and Laboratory Analysis
ARCH 410: Independent Research Work (Supervision)
UGRC 131: Understanding Human Societies: Culture and Development

Current research projects:
The West African Biocultural Heritage Conservation Project
Shai Hills Archaeological Research Project (SHARP)
Krobo Mountain Archaeological Research Project (KMAP)
The Museum of Natural Cultural Heritage at Shai Hills Project
Climate Change and Ghana Coastal Heritage Conservation Project

Selected publications:
Gblerkpor, W.N. Peter R. Schmidt, and Alice B. Kehoe (Eds.): Archaeologies of Listening. Afr Archaeol Rev 37, 643–645 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10437-020-09397-4

Elvis K. Tiburu, Richard Asiamah, Bernard O. Asimeng, Samuel Kojo Kwofie, Emmanuel Nyankson and William N. Gblerkpor. 2021. Electrochemical Response of Cells Using Bioactive Plant Isolates In Biosensors — Current and Novel Strategies for Biosensing. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.95360

Gblerkpor, William Narteh. 2021. “National Parks”. In Ghana Museums and Cultural Heritage – A Presidential Committee on Ghana’s Museums and Cultural Heritage https://uploadsssl.webflow.com/5f996d35ec5186e5ba489e7a/5fe35e00cc57a455a535b127_National%20Parks%20-%20Museum%20Report%20%20optimised%20(v.2)%20-25-29.pdf

Emmanuel Nyankson, Richard Q. Mensah, Lucky Kumafle, William N. Gblerkpor, Shadrack O. Aboagye, Bernard O. Asimeng & Elvis K. Tiburu. 2020. Dual application of natural clay material for decolorization and adsorption of methylene blue dye, Cogent Chemistry, 6:1, 1788291To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/23312009.2020.1788291

Gblerkpor, W.N. 2017. The Weapons of Our Warfare are Not Carnal: An Archaeological and Ethno-historical Study of Anti-Colonial Identity in Krobo, Ghana. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. University of Texas at Austin.

Gblerkpor, W.N. and Kodzo Gavua. “South Sudan,” In Falola, Toyin, and Daniel Jean-Jacques, eds. 2015. Africa: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society [3 Volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society. 1128-1143. ABC-CLIO.

Gblerkpor, W.N. and Nkumbaan. “Archaeology and Socio-political Engagement: The Case of the Krobo Mountain Archaeological Research,” In Anquandah, J., and Wazi Apoh, eds. 2014. Current Perspective on the Archaeology of Ghana. 304-324. Accra, Sub-Saharan Publishers.

Nkumbaan, S.N. and William N. Gblerkpor. “Cultural Resources Management in Ghana,” In Anquandah, J., and Wazi Apoh, eds. 2014. Current Perspective on the Archaeology of Ghana. 304-324. 304-324. Accra, Sub-Saharan Publishers.