LEADER 02925nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910778821403321 005 20230424221927.0 010 $a0-8173-1353-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000081973 035 $a(EBL)1047519 035 $a(OCoLC)817893344 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000585096 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11926206 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000585096 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10592986 035 $a(PQKB)10671075 035 $a(OCoLC)772460338 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8676 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1047519 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10527851 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1047519 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000081973 100 $a20001117d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aSetting the agenda for American archaeology $ethe National Research Council archaeological conferences of 1929, 1932, and 1935 /$fedited and with an introduction by Michael J. O'Brien and R. Lee Lyman 210 1$aTuscaloosa :$cUniversity of Alabama Press,$d2001. 215 $a1 online resource (503 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aClassics in southeastern archaeology 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-8173-1084-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aA Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication This collection elucidates the key role played by the National Research Council seminars, reports, and pamphlets in setting an agenda that has guided American archaeology in the 20th century. In the 1920's and 1930's, the fascination that Americans had for the continent's prehistoric past was leading to a widespread and general destruction of archaeological evidence. In a drive toward the commercialization of antiquities, amateur collectors and ""pot hunters"" pillaged premier and lesser-known sites before the ar 410 0$aClassics in southeastern archaeology. 606 $aArchaeology$xResearch$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aArchaeology$xResearch$xHistory 676 $a930.1 701 $aO'Brien$b Michael J$g(Michael John),$f1950-$0181861 701 $aLyman$b R. Lee$0907848 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778821403321 996 $aSetting the agenda for American archaeology$93682988 997 $aUNINA