02925nam 2200565 a 450 991081386440332120230424221927.00-8173-1353-2(CKB)2550000000081973(EBL)1047519(OCoLC)817893344(SSID)ssj0000585096(PQKBManifestationID)11926206(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000585096(PQKBWorkID)10592986(PQKB)10671075(OCoLC)772460338(MdBmJHUP)muse8676(Au-PeEL)EBL1047519(CaPaEBR)ebr10527851(MiAaPQ)EBC1047519(EXLCZ)99255000000008197320001117d2001 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSetting 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 LymanTuscaloosa :University of Alabama Press,2001.1 online resource (503 pages) illustrations, mapsClassics in southeastern archaeologyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-1084-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexA 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 arClassics in southeastern archaeology.ArchaeologyResearchUnited StatesHistory20th centuryArchaeologyResearchHistory930.1O'Brien Michael J(Michael John),1950-181861Lyman R. Lee907848MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813864403321Setting the agenda for American archaeology4124057UNINA