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Southwestern archaeology is a branch of archaeology concerned with the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. This region was first occupied by hunter-gatherers , and thousands of years later by advanced civilizations, such as the Ancestral Puebloans , the Hohokam , and the Mogollon .
Earl Halstead Morris, known as Earl Morris or Earl H. Morris, was an American archeologist known for his contributions to Southwest archaeology. He is also believed to have partially inspired the fictional Indiana Jones of George Lucas' popular Indiana Jones film series. [1]
Map of major prehistoric archaeological cultures in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Mogollon culture (/ ˌ m oʊ ɡ ə ˈ j oʊ n /) [1] is an archaeological culture of Native American peoples from Southern New Mexico and Arizona, Northern Sonora and Chihuahua, and Western Texas.
Harold Sterling Gladwin was an early twentieth century archaeologist that specialized in Southwestern archaeology of the United States. He also was known for his excavations at Snaketown, Arizona, in which he accomplished several publications on this topic; his theories on migration to the New World from Asia also gained attention.
Introduction to the Study of Southwestern Archaeology (Online book). Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-08345-3. – regarded as the first comprehensive archaeological study of a New World area; Kidder, A. V. & Amsden, Charles Avery (1931). 5 The Pottery of Pecos. Papers of the Southwestern expedition. Vol. I The dull-paint wares.
Campbell's first monograph was published by the Southwest Museum in 1931. [12] In 1932, the Campbells were appointed fellows in archaeology of the Southwest Museum and hosted a conference in Twentynine Palms on April 22–23 of that year. [13] In 1933, the Campbells began their investigation of Pinto Basin. The area is associated with an ...
Wetherill was fascinated by the ruins and artifacts of the Southwestern United States and made a living as a rancher, guide, excavator of ancient ruins, and trading post operator. He was criticized as a "pot hunter" by his archaeologist competitors, although many of the artifacts he found were sold or donated to prominent museums and his work ...
American; quantitative archaeology, Southwestern USA archaeology; Athanasius Kircher (1602–1680) German; Egyptian hieroglyphics ("the father of Egyptology") Ella Kivikoski (1901–1990) Finnish; Finnish Iron Age; Kristian Kristiansen (born 1948) Danish; Bronze Age Europe, heritage studies, archaeological theory