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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778992103321

Autore

Lyon Edwin A

Titolo

A new deal for southeastern archaeology / / Edwin A. Lyon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, Ala. : , : University of Alabama Press, , [1996]

ISBN

0-8173-8381-6

0-585-31864-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

975.01

975/.01

Soggetti

Archaeology - Southern States - History - 20th century

Archaeology and state - Southern States - History - 20th century

Indians of North America - Southern States - Antiquities

Southern States Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Prologue; 1. Southeastern Archaeology before the Depression; 2. The Origin of New Deal Archaeology; 3. Archaeology in the 1930's; 4. WPA Archaeology; 5. TVA Archaeology; 6. National Park Service Archaeology; 7. The Legacy of New Deal Archaeology; Epilogue: New Deal Archaeology Today; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Recipient of the 1994 Anne B. and James B. McMillan Prize  This comprehensive study provides a history of New Deal archaeology in the Southeast in the 1930's and early 1940's and focuses on the projects of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Civil Works Administration, the Works Progress Administration, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the National Park Service, and the Smithsonian Institution.