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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813864403321

Titolo

Setting the agenda for American archaeology : the National Research Council archaeological conferences of 1929, 1932, and 1935 / / edited and with an introduction by Michael J. O'Brien and R. Lee Lyman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa : , : University of Alabama Press, , 2001

ISBN

0-8173-1353-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (503 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Classics in southeastern archaeology

Altri autori (Persone)

O'BrienMichael J <1950-> (Michael John)

LymanR. Lee

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Archaeology - Research - United States - History - 20th century

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; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction / Michael J. O'Brien and R. Lee Lyman; 1. Report of the Conference on Midwestern Archaeology, St. Louis, 1929; 2. Conference on Southern Pre-History, Birmingham, 1932; 3. The Indianapolis Archaeological Conference, 1935; Appendix 1. State Archaeological Surveys: Suggestions in Method and Technique; Appendix 2. Guide Leaflet for Amateur Archaeologists; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication  This collection elucidates the key role played by the National Research Council seminars, reports, and pamphlets in setting an agenda that has guided American archaeology in the 20th century.  In the 1920's and 1930's, the fascination that Americans had for the continent's prehistoric past was leading to a widespread and general destruction of archaeological evidence. In a drive toward the commercialization of antiquities, amateur collectors and ""pot hunters"" pillaged premier and lesser-known sites before the ar