Scholarship and Biography

Professor Emeritus Hunt investigates economic and social structures and dynamics of a broad range of human societies. He has been particularly interested in agriculture, irrigation, and systems of exchange.

Honors

Fellowship
American Council of Learned Societies (United States, New York) - ACLS, 1975
Fellow
American Association For The Advancement of Science (United States, Washington D.C.) - AAAS, 1980
Louis Dembitz Brandeis Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 2002
Emeritus Fellowship
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (United States, New York), 2005

Organizational Affiliations

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Brandeis University

Education

Northwestern University
Ph.D.
University of Chicago
M.A.
Hamilton College
B.A.