Friends and colleagues: Ironically, the Great Depression gave a big boost to 
North American archaeology.  Enormous projects undertaken by the Works 
Progress Administration are examined by WPA Archaeology: Legacy of an Era, 
the latest video feature on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, The 
Archaeology Channel (http://www.archaeologychannel.org).

American history and archaeology converge in this film, which examines the 
economic, scientific and cultural impacts of a massive work relief program 
conducted across Kentucky during the Great Depression.  The WPA archaeology 
program was much more than the jobs it created: it laid the foundation for 
today's understanding of Kentucky's diverse prehistoric American Indian 
cultures.  Some of America's best and brightest young archaeologists 
supervised the WPA's projects, which gave badly needed employment to an army 
of workers.

This and other programs are available on TAC for your use and enjoyment.  We 
urge you to support this public service by participating in our Membership 
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org/member.html) and Underwriting 
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org/sponsor.shtml) programs.  Only with your 
help can we continue and enhance this nonprofit public-education and 
visitor-supported service.  We also welcome new content partners as we reach 
out to the world community.

Please forward this message to others who may be interested.

Richard M. Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA
President and Executive Director
Archaeological Legacy Institute
http://www.archaeologychannel.org