Tom Dillehay, Texas, and Identity

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This is an abstract from the "Dedication, Collaboration, and Vision, Part I: Papers in Honor of Tom D. Dillehay" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Tom Dillehay is best known for his tremendous contributions to the archaeology of the Americas and rightly so. In terms of quality, impact, and scope, the combined body of his work is phenomenal. His interdisciplinary holistic anthropological approach frequently casts the archaeology of the Western Hemisphere onto the world stage and serves as a catalyst for change in archaeological method and theory at both an institutional and regional scales. However, Tom began his extraordinary career on a far smaller stage in Texas more than 50 years ago. Nonetheless, his seminal early work there signaled the breadth and depth of his future success and laid the groundwork for significant changes in the way Texas archaeologists conceptualize the archaeological record today. This presentation will focus on the impact and implications of his work from the perspective of a former PhD student, archaeologist, and fellow Texan.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)   •
• Dedication, Collaboration, and Vision, Part I: Papers in Honor of Tom D. Dillehay

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Abstract Id(s): 36683.0