Symposium on Salvage Archaeology

Editor(s): John M. Corbett

Year: 1961

Summary

In March of 1955, Dr. Frederick Johnson, Secretary of the Committee for the Recovery of Archaeological Remains, on behalf of the Committee, suggested that a symposium on salvage archaeology might be held during the Annual Meetings of the Society for American Archaeology in May. He asked Drs. Frank H. H. Roberts, Jr. of the Smithsonian Institution and John M. Corbett of the National Park Service to formulate an agenda for such a symposium and make such arrangements as might be necessary with the Society's Program Committee. Through the kindness of Dr. George I. Quimby, Program Chairman for the Meetings, time for the symposium was scheduled on Friday, May 6, 1955. Through the courtesy of Dr. Glen A. Black and the University of Indiana, a tape recorder and operator were furnished and a record of the proceedings made. The proceedings, therefore, as recorded on the tape have been transcribed with as little minor editing as possible in order to preserve the informal atmosphere which prevailed during the symposium.

Cite this Record

Symposium on Salvage Archaeology. John M. Corbett. Washington, DC: National Park Service. 1961 ( tDAR id: 137355) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8QC04BG

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Keywords

Culture
Arikara • Atna • Hidatsa • Historic • Northern Tlingit • Plains Village

Material
Building Materials • Human Remains

Site Name
Crow Creek • Fort Berthold I • Fort Berthold II • Fort Randall • Like-a-Fishhook Village • Oldham Site • Swan Creek Site

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Hamlet / Village

Investigation Types
Heritage Management • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis

General
History Of Archaeology • Salvage Archaeology

Geographic Keywords
Alaska • Copper River • Missouri Basin • Missouri River Basin • New Mexico • South Dakota

Spatial Coverage

min long: -110.61; min lat: 30.373 ; max long: -85.913; max lat: 46.256 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): John L. Champe; Waldo R. Wedel; Frederica De Laguna

Contributor(s): John M. Corbett; Frank H.H. Roberts; Fred Wendorf; Ronald F. Lee

Sponsor(s): National Park Service

Prepared By(s): Committee for the Recovery of Archaeological Remains; Smithsonian Institution; National Park Service

Record Identifiers

NADB document id number(s): 4052689

NADB citation id number(s): 000000076764

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