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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lyon, Edwin A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Southern States--History--20th century.

Archaeology.

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

Archaeology and state.

Indians of North America--Southern States--Antiquities.

Indians of North America.

Southern States--Antiquities.

Southern States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, AL : University of Alabama Press, [1996]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8381-6

0-585-31864-6

OCLC:

650060146