About Vorsila L. Bohrer
Lived 1931 – 2021 (aged 89–90). Vorsila L. Bohrer was a botanist, prehistorian and archaeologist.
Vorsila Laurene Bohrer (January 22, 1931 – January 20, 2021) was an American ethnobotanist who specialized in the cultures of the American Southwest. Her papers and field notes are in the collection of the Arizona State Museum.
Early life and education Bohrer was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Prospect Heights, Illinois. She visited the Southwest United States during a Girl Scout Archaeological Tour. The trip later influenced her career path.
Bohrer graduated from the University of Arizona in 1953 with bachelor's degrees in anthropology and botany. She later received a master's degree from the University of Michigan. "The Research Potential of Plant Remains from Fresnal Shelter, an Archaic Site in South-Central New Mexico", Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, December 1981
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Vorsila L. Bohrer was a botanist, prehistorian and archaeologist.
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