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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 inPlains anthropologist Vol. 51; no. 200; p. 487
Main Author Hawley, Marlin F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.11.2006
Subjects
Federal government
Great Depression
Historic preservation
New Deal
Parks & recreation areas
Presidential elections
River basins
Wendorf, Fred
Lubbock Texas
Washington DC
New Mexico
United States > US
Missouri River
Texas
Kansas
Great Plains
Nebraska
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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.
ISSN:0032-0447
2052-546X