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Points, Dalton type

Donor Name:
Mr. David I. Bushnell Jr.  Search this
Site Name:
Gillam Cave  Search this
Culture:
Paleoindian  Search this
Object Type:
Point
Place:
St. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States, North America
Accession Date:
20 Jun 1913
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
055593
USNM Number:
A278690-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d5fdd844-7ab0-4d80-b631-439e2ce872aa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8072659
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El Inga: A Paleoindian Site in the Sierra of Northern Ecuador, by W. Mayer-Oakes

Author:
Stanford, Dennis J.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1990
Citation:
Stanford, Dennis J. 1990. [Book review] "El Inga: A Paleoindian Site in the Sierra of Northern Ecuador, by W. Mayer-Oakes." American Anthropologist, 91, 183–184.
Identifier:
92410
ISSN:
0002-7294
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_92410

Shawnee Minisink site files

Creator:
McNett, Charles W.  Search this
American University (Washington, D.C.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
5.5 Linear feet
Culture:
Paleoindian Tradition (archaeological culture)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
Shawnee Minisink Site (Pa.)
North America
Date:
1974-1978
Scope and Contents:
Contains field books, lab books, logs, transit books and remains records from the excavation of the Shawnee-Minisink Site, circa 1974-1978. One of the earliest dated Native American sites in the northeastern United States, the site is deeply buried and stratified, with occupations related to the Paleo-Indian, Archaic and Woodland periods. The site was excavated by Dr. Charles W. McNett, Jr. and the Department of Anthropology at American University.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Historical Note:
The Shawnee Minisink Site is located in the Upper Delaware Valley of northeastern Pennsylvian, near the confluence of the Delaware River and Brodhead Creek. The site was discovered in 1972 by amateur archaeologist Don Kline; between 1973 and 1977, the site was excavated under the direction of Dr. Charles W. McNett, Jr. and the Department of Anthropology at American University, with funding from the National Science Foundation.
Related Materials:
The Department of Anthropology holds artifacts from the Shawnee-Minisink site (36MR43). Please see accession number 409956.
Provenance:
Donated by Dr. Charles McNett of American University.
Restrictions:
Access to the Shawnee Minisink site files requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Citation:
Shawnee Minisink site files, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.2002-14
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34e8e5446-f7d8-471e-86ed-9f197bc71169
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-2002-14

Dennis J. Stanford and Margaret A. (Pegi) Jodry papers

Creator:
Stanford, Dennis J.  Search this
Jodry, Margaret A. (Pegi)  Search this
Extent:
[265] Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
Alaska -- Archaeology
Date:
[1873-2019]
bulk [1975-2015]
Summary:
The papers of Dennis J. Stanford and Margaret A. (Pegi) Jodry document the archaeological excavations and analysis of Paleoindigenous (also called Paleoindian) sites through the United States including sites within the San Luis Valley in Colorado and those on the Delmarva Peninsula in the Chesapeake Bay region. Stanford's career as curator of North American Archaeology and Jodry's career as project archaeologist and research associate at the National Museum of Natural History from the 1970s to 2010s as well as their collaboration with other researchers and professional organizations is also represented. The collection consists of field notes, data and analysis, manuscript drafts, publications, correspondence, illustrations and maps, photographic prints, negatives, slides, and recorded film and sound.
Biographical / Historical:
Dennis Joe Stanford (1943-2019) was born on May 13, 1943 in Cherokee, Iowa. After moving to New Mexico and then to Wyoming, Stanford had in early interest in archaeology by finding artifacts starting at the age of 9. After volunteering on an archaeological dig at the Union Pacific Mammoth Site as a teenager, Stanford received a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Wyoming in 1965 as a student of Dr. William Mulloy. Stanford then received a M.A. in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico in 1967, and then subsequently began his doctoral research, which focused on the excavation (conducted in 1968-1969) and analysis of the Walakpa site in Alaska. He then received a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico in 1972. That same year, Stanford was hired by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) as an Associate Curator of Archaeology and Director of the Paleoindian/Paleoecology Program. By 1978, he was promoted to Curator of Archaeology and served as Head of the Division of Archaeology from 1990-1992 and again from 2004-2011. He also served as Chairman of the NMNH Department of Anthropology from 1992-2000. During his 47 years at NMNH, Stanford also conducted extensive research on topics and methods such as experimental archaeology, lithic analysis, the peopling of the Americas, and paleoecology and published over 150 works, including several books such as Across Atlantic Ice: The Origin of America's Clovis Culture (2012), which he coauthored with archaeologist Bruce Bradley. A few notable sites, experiments, and concepts examined by Stanford and colleagues include the Jones-Miller, Selby, Dutton, Lamb Spring, and sites within the San Luis Valley in Colorado; the Ginsberg elephant butchery experiment; and the Solutrean Hypothesis. Stanford also contributed over one million objects to NMNH's collections, comprising the Dennis Stanford National Paleoindian Collection. Dennis J. Stanford died on April 24, 2019 at Georgetown Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Chronology of the Life of Dennis Stanford

1943 May 13 -- Born in Cherokee, Iowa, USA

1960-1961 -- Volunteered at excavations of the Union Pacific Mammoth site in Wyoming

1965 -- B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Wyoming

1967 -- M.A. in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico

1968-1969 -- Led survey and excavations at the Walakpa site near Point Barrow, Alaska

1972 -- PhD in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico Began at the Smithsonian Institution as Associate Curator of Archaeology and Director of the Paleoindian/Paleoecology Program at the National Museum of Natural History

1973-1975 -- Excavations at the Jones-Miller Bison Kill site in Wray, Colorado

1975-1978 -- Excavations at the Selby and Dutton sites in Wray, Colorado

1977 -- Excavations at the Linger site (5AL91), Colorado

1978 -- Promoted to Curator of Archaeology at NMNH

1978-1979 -- Conducted the Ginsberg Elephant Butchery Experiment

1980-1981 -- Led second excavation of the Lamb Spring site, Colorado

1981-1983 -- Excavations at the Stewart's Cattle Guard site, Colorado

1983 -- Excavations at the Reddin site (5SH77), Colorado

1990-1992 -- Named Head of the Division of Archaeology at the National Museum of Natural History

1992 -- Coedited Ice Age Hunters of the Rockies with Jane Day Recipient of the C. T. Hurst Award for Outstanding Contributions to Colorado Archaeology, Colorado Archeological Society

1992-2000 -- Served as Chair of the National Museum of Natural History Department of Anthropology

2004-2011 -- Head of the National Museum of Natura History Division of Archaeology

2005 -- Coedited Paleo-American Origins: Beyond Clovis with Robson Bonnichsen, Bradley T. Lepper, and Michael R. Waters

2012 -- Coauthored Across the Atlantic Ice: The Origin of America's Clovis Culture with Bruce Bradley

2019 April 24 -- Died in Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Rights:
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Topic:
Archaeologists  Search this
Paleo-Indians -- North America  Search this
Archaeology -- Colorado  Search this
Lithics -- American Indian  Search this
Archaeology  Search this
Archaeology -- United States  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Human remains (Archaeology)  Search this
Citation:
Dennis J. Stanford and Margaret A. (Pegi) Jodry papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NAA.2022-05
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3a6e95ffd-cfcb-45c4-9c23-5a5d34323171
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-2022-05

Wells Moses Sawyer paintings of masks and tablets excavated at Key Marco, Florida

Artist:
Sawyer, Wells, 1863-1960  Search this
Extent:
20 Paintings (watercolor and colored pencil, approximately 9 x 13 inches)
Culture:
Calusa (archaeological)  Search this
Paleoindian Tradition (archaeological culture)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Paintings
Watercolors
Works of art
Place:
North America
Florida
Date:
1896
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of twenty-one (21) watercolor paintings of wooden masks and other objects excavated at Key Marco and Tarpon Springs, Florida. The paintings are signed with the monogram W. M. S. Two of the paintings have pencil drawings of abstract and geometric designs on the reverse.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Arrangement:
The paintings are arranged by the original USNM Catalog number.
Biographical Note:
Wells Moses Sawyer (1863-1960) was an American painter, illustrator, and photographer. Sawyer received a law degree in 1882, but pursued a career in art after studying at the Art Institute of Chicago. He was an illustrator for the Chicago Daily News and the Chicago Tribune before becoming a draftsman for the U.S. Geological Survey in Washington D.C. He served as the artist for the Pepper-Hearst Expedition to Key Marco, Florida, 1895-1897. The expedition, led by Frank Hamilton Cushing (1857-1900), uncovered over 1000 wooden artifacts created by Southwest Florida's early Calusa people or their Muspa ancestors. As artist, Sawyer documented these findings in drawings, paintings, photographs, and maps. He resigned from his position with the USGS in 1898 to oversee the design and inspection of furnishings for government buildings. Sawyer's artistic works were well exhibited during his lifetime, first showing in the early 1890s.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 241,241-241,260

USNM Accession 48,531
Related Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds additional material created by Sawyer for the Pepper-Hearst/Key Marco expedition in MS 1844-b List of manuscript material left by Frank Hamilton Cushing; MS 1849-b Maps of F. H. Cushingʹs excavation at Florida sites; MS 3381 Drawings of crania from Cushingʹs Florida Collection; Frank Hamilton Cushing photograph collection relating to excavations on the west coast of Florida, 1895-1896 (Photo Lot 2).

The Archives of American Art holds the Wells Sawyer papers.

The University of Florida holds the Wells M. Sawyer Collection.
Provenance:
Transferred to the United States National Museum collection from the Bureau of American Ethnology through W. H. Holmes, Washington, D.C., April 1, 1908.

Transferred to Smithsonian Office of Anthropology (SOA) Archives (now the National Anthropological Archives) from the North American Division, SOA, April 19, 1967.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
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Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Genre/Form:
Watercolors
Works of art
Citation:
Wells Moses Sawyer paintings of masks and tablets excavated at Key Marco, Florida, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS241241
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Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw31f2d49fc-4802-4a2e-9e22-a160d5a4acde
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms241241
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The Carter/Kerr-McGee Paleoindian Site: Cultural Resource Management and Archaeological Research

Author:
Frison, George C.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1984
Citation:
Frison, George C. 1984. "The Carter/Kerr-McGee Paleoindian Site: Cultural Resource Management and Archaeological Research." American Antiquity, 49, (2) 288–314.
Identifier:
93963
ISSN:
0002-7316
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_93963

Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers

Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Extent:
129 Linear feet
Culture:
American Indian -- South America  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Field notes
Place:
Venezuela -- archeology
Peru -- Archeology
Date:
1893-2012
Summary:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers document their research and professional activities from 1946-2012 and primarily deal with their archaeological and anthropological research in South America. Their work at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and their frequent collaboration with other researchers and professional organizations is also represented. In addition, this collection contains detailed records on South American research conducted by the Smithsonian Institution from the 1950s through the 2010s. The collection consists of research and project files, raw data and analysis, graphs and illustrations, photographs, correspondence, maps and charts, and administrative files.
Scope and Contents:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers document their research and professional activities from 1946-2012 and primarily deal with their archaeological and anthropological research in South America. There is also significant material detailing research conducted in South America by the National Museum of Natural History (particularly the Department of Anthropology). Material documenting their publication and collaboration efforts with researchers and other colleagues is represented as well. There is also limited material related to Meggers and Evans time in graduate school at Columbia University and their brief careers before starting at the Smithsonian Institution in the early 1950s. The collection consists of research and project files, raw data and analysis, graphs and illustrations, photographs, correspondence, maps and charts, and administrative files.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged in 12 series: Series 1. Personal, 1893-2012, undated; Series 2. Writings, 1944-2011, undated; Series 3. Research, 1930-2011, undated; Series 4. Correspondence, 1922-2012; Series 5. Conferences and Seminars, 1949-2010, undated; Series 6. Museum and Institute Subject Files, 1973-2011, undated; Series 7. Smithsonian Institution Amazon Ecosystem Program, 1962-2008, undated. Series 8. National Program of Archeological Research in Brazil, 1961-1989, undated; Series 9. Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs, 1960-1992, undated; Series 10. Latin American Archaeology Fund, 1971-1991, undated; Series 11. Photographs, 1937-2008, undated; Series 12. Maps and Charts, 1957- circa 2009, undated.
Biographical / Historical:
Clifford Evans Chronology

1920 -- Born in Dallas, Texas.

1941 -- Bachelors degree in anthropology from the University of Southern California.

1946 -- Married Betty Meggers.

1948-1949 -- Field research: Lower Amazon archaelogical expedition to Marajo, Mexiana, Caviana, and Territory of Ampa, Brazil. With Betty Meggers.

1950 -- Ph.D., Columbia University.

1950-1951 -- Instructor, Anthropology, University of Virginia.

1951-1962 -- Associate Curator, Smithsonian Department of Anthropology.

1952-1953 -- Field research: Archaelogical and ethnographic investigations in British Guiana. With Betty Meggers.

1954 -- Field research: Archaelogical survey and excavations on coastal Ecuador. With Betty Meggers and Emilio Estrada.

1956 -- Field research: Archaelogical survey and excavations along the Rio Napo, Eastern Ecuador. With Betty Meggers.

1957 -- Field research: Archaelogical survey and excavations on coastal Ecuador. With Betty Meggers and Emilio Estrada.

1958 -- Field research: Archaelogical survey and excavations on coastal Ecuador. With Betty Meggers and Emilio Estrada.

1961 -- Field research: Archaelogical survey and excavations on coastal Ecuador. With Betty Meggers and Emilio Estrada.

1962-1964 -- Curator of the Division of Archaeology.

1963 -- Field research: Archeological investigations of megalithic structures on Nan Madol, Ponape, Caroline Islands. With Betty Meggers.

1964-1970, 1975-1981 -- Supervising Curator of the Department of Anthropological Research.

1965-1970 -- Co-principal investigator with Betty Meggers of PRONAPA.

1966 -- Field research: Archeological survey on Dominica. With Clifford Evans.

1968-1975 -- Co-principal investigator with Betty Meggers of the Proyecto Andino de Estudios Arqueologicos.

1970-1975 -- Chairman of the Department of Anthropology.

1971 -- Creates the Latin American Archaeology Fund with Betty Meggers.

1972 -- Creates the Paleo-Indian, Paleoecology, and Paleoenvironmental Research Program.

1974 -- Creates the Amazon Ecosystems Research Program.

1975-1980 -- Co-principal investigator with Betty Meggers of PRONAPABA.

1976 -- Field research: Paleoindian and Archaic sites and museum collections in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. With Betty Meggers and Dennis Stanford.

1981 -- Dies in Washington, D.C.

Betty Meggers Chronology

1921 -- Born December 5 in Washington, D.C.

1943 -- A.B. in anthropology, University of Pennsylvania

1944 -- M.A., University of Michigan

1948-1949 -- Field research: Lower Amazon archaelogical expedition to Marajo, Mexiana, Caviana, and Territory of Ampa, Brazil. With Clifford Evans.

1950-1951 -- Instructor, Anthropology, American University

1952 -- Ph.D., Columbia University

1952-1953 -- Field research: Archaelogical and ethnographic investigations in British Guiana. With Clifford Evans.

1954 -- Field research: Archaelogical survey and excavations on coastal Ecuador. With Clifford Evans and Emilio Estrada.

1954-2012 -- Research Associate, Department of Anthropology, national Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

1956 -- Field research: Archaelogical survey and excavations along the Rio Napo, Eastern Ecuador. With Clifford Evans.

1957 -- Field research: Archaelogical survey and excavations on coastal Ecuador. With Clifford Evans and Emilio Estrada.

1958 -- Field research: Archaelogical survey and excavations on coastal Ecuador. With Clifford Evans and Emilio Estrada.

1961 -- Field research: Archaelogical survey and excavations on coastal Ecuador. With Clifford Evans and Emilio Estrada.

1963 -- Field research: Archeological investigations of megalithic structures on Nan Madol, Ponape, Caroline Islands. With Clifford Evans.

1965-1970 -- Co-principal investigator with Clifford Evans of PRONAPA.

1966 -- Field research: Archeological survey on Dominica. With Clifford Evans.

1968-1975 -- Co-principal investigator with Clifford Evans of the Proyecto Andino de Estudios Arqueologicos.

1975-1980 -- Co-principal investigator with Clifford Evans of PRONAPABA.

1976 -- Field research: Paleoindian and Archaic sites and museum collections in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. With Clifford Evans and Dennis Stanford.

1976-1996 -- Committee for Research and Exploration, National Geographic Society

1982-1985 -- Consultant, Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Belem, Brazil

2012 -- Dies in Washington, D.C.

Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans were anthropologists specializing in the archeology of lowland South America. Their combined careers at the Smithsonian Department of Anthropology totaled over 100 years. Evans was born in 1920 in Texas. He received his bachelor's degree in anthropology and archaeology from the University of Southern California in 1941. Following his service as a bombardier during World War II, he enrolled in the anthropology doctoral program at Columbia University where he met Meggers, a fellow student in the department. Meggers was born in 1921 in Washington, D.C., and was the daughter of well-known archaeologist William Frederick Meggers. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelors degree in anthropology in 1943 and from the University of Michigan with a masters in anthropology in 1944 before being admitted to Columbia.

Meggers and Evans did their dissertation research together in South America— Meggers worked on the island of Marajo at the mouth of the Amazon River while Evans did archaeological research in the Amapa territory of Brazil. The two were married on September 13, 1946.

After Evans received his Ph.D. in 1950, he was hired by the Smithsonian Institution as an associate curator in the Department of Anthropology in 1951. After graduating in 1952, Meggers worked as an anthropology instructor at American University for one year before being hired as a research associate in the Smithsonian Department of Anthropology in 1954.

Evans was named Curator of the Division of Archaeology in 1962, and Supervising Curator of the newly created Office of Anthropological Research in 1964. Under his leadership, standardized operating procedures were created that centralized accessioning, cataloging, storing, and lending of objects. This freed curators from many complicated and routine activities. In 1970, Evans was appointed the Chairman of Anthropology for a five year term, where he initiated many large-scale research programs with Meggers that continued to operate many years after his chairmanship ended.

The first program that Evans and Meggers created was the "Paleo-Indian, Paleoecology, and Paleoenvironmental Research Program" in 1972, which was designed to study prehistoric peoples in the Western Hemisphere. The second program, implemented in 1974 was the "Amazon Ecosystems Research Program," which organized Brazilian scientists and Smithsonian staff members interested in environmental studies of the Amazon region.

Meggers and Evans conducted much of their field work together, which resulted in hundreds of articles, essays, presentations, and books. The majority of their work was done in the Amazon and Andean regions of South America, particularly Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Ecuador. Aside from these publications, they were also able to collect many archaeological specimens that are still part of the Smithsonian's holdings.

The conclusions that Meggers and Evans drew from their research and field work, while ground-breaking, were often controversial. In the early 1960s local businessman and amateur archaeologist Emilio Estrada excavated pottery from the Valdivia area in Ecuador and shared his results with Meggers and Evans. After finding significant similarities between Valdivian artifacts and those from Japan's ancient Jomon culture, they theorized that there was transpacific contact between Japan and South America around the beginning of the third millennium B.C. Their theory remains controversial.

Meggers and Evans also argued that despite the rich forests of the Amazon region, the river basin's thin, poor soil could not hold enough nutrients to sustain intensive agriculture. As a result, they argued, large and complex societies could not have existed in the Amazon River basin as other archaeologists and anthropologists have suggested.

After finishing his tenure as chairman of the Department of Anthropology, Clifford Evans died in 1981 of a heart attack at the age of 60. Following his death, Meggers continued in her position as research associate in the Department of Anthropology for another 30 years. Though she did not conduct additional fieldwork after her husband's death, Meggers wrote prolifically and was heavily involved in analyzing field work data and collaborating with colleagues working throughout South America. She made it possible for many researchers to study and conduct research at the National Museum of Natural History, and presented in many conferences and seminars locally and internationally. In addition, Meggers advocated on the behalf of colleagues to the National Geographic Society and other organizations to procure funding for archaeological and anthropological expeditions all over the world. Betty Meggers died in 2012 at the age of 90.
Related Materials:
There are about 25 slide cases, each containing about 200 to 300 kodachrome slides, that are currently stored at the Department of Anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History. These were created in the late 1940s and early 1950s and contain images of field work and other trips to South American locations such as Peru, British Guiana, the Peru Highlands, Ecuador, Brazil, Chile, Hondouras, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Mexico. Contact repository for more information.
Separated Materials:
2 rolls of 16mm film, 22 audio cassettes, and 1 VHS of South and Central American research were transferred to the Human Studies Film Archives in 2015.
Provenance:
The papers were donated to the National Anthropological Archives by the estate of Betty J. Meggers in 2013.
Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Paleoindian  Search this
Archaeology  Search this
Archeology -- Meso-America  Search this
Archaeology -- Ponape, Nan Matol  Search this
Archeology -- British Guiana  Search this
Archaeology -- Ecuador  Search this
Amazonia  Search this
Indians of South America -- Brazil  Search this
Paleo-Indians -- North America  Search this
Names, place -- geographic -- South America  Search this
Genre/Form:
Field notes
Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.2013-01
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Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3298c6712-8b6b-466a-ab1c-97af0d2004ec
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-2013-01

Japan (Jomon), Middle East, Paleoindian Transpacific, Mesoamerican Ecuador, Dominica, Panama, Middle America, Mexico, Nicaragua

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Extent:
1 Boxe
Container:
Box 138
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 11: Photographs / 11.10: Print and Negative File / Negative File
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw38585a979-fe7d-4f62-a0b8-bdce5c609d54
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref3350

Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Extent:
4 Linear feet
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1960-1992
bulk 1971-1980
Scope and Contents:
This series contains files related to paleoindian research projects. The majority of research files are arranged by researcher and area, and most of the fieldwork was conducted at sites in Brazil and Chile. The bulk of the material consists of correspondence between Meggers/Evans and researchers, project grants and applications, project accounts balances, photographs, manuscripts, and project reports. There is significant material of Robert McKelvy Bird's projects at the Gruto do Gentio II Site in Brazil and the Tilviche Site in Chile; Lautaro Nunez's research in Quereo, Chile; and Eurico Miller's fieldwork in Brazil at sites along the Rio Uruguay and the Galera Caves in Abrigo do Sol. Also included is material related to the PaleoindianTechnlogy Seminar held in Antofagasta, Chile, October 21-28, 1978. The Seminar was co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society (NGS).

This series retains Meggers's original order.
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.2013-01, Series 9
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ba1b3688-1eb3-49a0-9c08-ced96c3c6c58
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref651

Holly Oak, Delaware Mastodon carving

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Container:
Box 98
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1976-1977
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 9: Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs / Palynology:
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3479cd5b6-8c77-43dd-a7be-e5643e654458
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref652

Palynology program

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Container:
Box 98
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1971-1979
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 9: Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs / Palynology:
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f8363a35-a3ea-4538-b65f-1a2bd2881725
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Bird, Robert McKelvy:

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 9: Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs
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National Anthropological Archives
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Extent:
2 Folders
Container:
Box 98
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1978-1983
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 9: Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs / Bird, Robert McKelvy:
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw303ef0aca-8d89-450a-94d1-77117ed432e2
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Curriculum vitae and publications

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Container:
Box 98
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1979-1980
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 9: Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs / Bird, Robert McKelvy:
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33621fea8-6d05-4cd1-9a9f-8fcc9aead407
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ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref656

Archeofauna contract, Brazil

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Container:
Box 98
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1980
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 9: Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs / Bird, Robert McKelvy:
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3d2c0fb57-eaa0-4cac-9970-52cfe3f630c1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref657

Gruto do Gentio II Site, Minas Gerais Province, Brazil:

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 9: Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs / Bird, Robert McKelvy:
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3d9b48c77-ba86-4939-8c8d-17adc6ef2485
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref658

Site description catalogs, copy

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Extent:
2 Folders
Container:
Box 98
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1980-1981
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 9: Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs / Bird, Robert McKelvy: / Gruto do Gentio II Site, Minas Gerais Province, Brazil:
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3cd875f6e-e3ba-458e-9d27-89cd2bb05fc2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref659

Plant remains reports

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Extent:
2 Folders
Container:
Box 98
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1980-1981
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 9: Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs / Bird, Robert McKelvy: / Gruto do Gentio II Site, Minas Gerais Province, Brazil:
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36bab1143-cc4e-4c6b-9ee8-e2a22e018722
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref660

Tiliviche Site, Tarapaca Province, Chile:

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 9: Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs / Bird, Robert McKelvy:
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f721d9fa-cd4e-4b66-adce-f0a3338da411
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref661

Contracts

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Container:
Box 98
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1977-1979
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 9: Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs / Bird, Robert McKelvy: / Tiliviche Site, Tarapaca Province, Chile:
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw362f99b42-fecc-4372-bf9f-56878b6f37f2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref662

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