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Michael J. O´brien (Ed.) - Setting the Agenda for American Archaeology: The National Research Council Archaeological Conferences of 1929, 1932 and 1935 - 9780817310844 - KRS0017271
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Setting the Agenda for American Archaeology: The National Research Council Archaeological Conferences of 1929, 1932 and 1935

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Description for Setting the Agenda for American Archaeology: The National Research Council Archaeological Conferences of 1929, 1932 and 1935 Paperback. 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. Editor(s): O'Brien, Michael J.; Lyman, R. Lee. Series: Classics in Southeastern Archaeology. Num Pages: 424 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 826. An excellent, clean copy
In the 1920s and 1930s, 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 archaeological record could be properly investigated and documented. Adding to the problem was a dearth of professionals and scholars in the field to conduct professional investigations and to educate the public about the need for preservation and scientific research methods. In stepped the National Research Council, a division of the National Academy of Sciences, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa
Number of pages
424
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817310844
SKU
KRS0017271
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About Michael J. O´brien (Ed.)
Michael J. O'Brien is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Missouri at Columbia and coeditor of Changing Perspectives on the Archaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley. R. Lee Lyman is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Missouri at Columbia and coeditor of Measuring the Flow of Time, also published by The University of Alabama Press.

Reviews for Setting the Agenda for American Archaeology: The National Research Council Archaeological Conferences of 1929, 1932 and 1935
These documents have long been out of print and they mark a period of 'renewal' for eastern archaeology in the crucial post-World War I years. - Stephen Williams Harvard University

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