Introduction
During these years, Great Plains archaeology grew from a marginal enterprise, the focus of a few professionals and a greater number of avocational archaeologists, to become a relatively populous field with archaeologists in academia, state and federal agencies, and numerous consulting companies. [.....
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Published in | Plains anthropologist Vol. 51; no. 200; p. 487 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Abingdon
Taylor & Francis Ltd
01.11.2006
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Summary: | During these years, Great Plains archaeology grew from a marginal enterprise, the focus of a few professionals and a greater number of avocational archaeologists, to become a relatively populous field with archaeologists in academia, state and federal agencies, and numerous consulting companies. [...] the initial success of the IASP-RBS inspired other salvage programs, such as the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, which proposed over $50 billion to develop an interstate highway system; a portion of the money was to be spent on salvaging archaeological resources. |
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ISSN: | 0032-0447 2052-546X |