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There were WPA salvage archaeology projects underway in the 1930s at
dam/reservior construction sites in the southeastern U.S. and on the
Colorado River above Austin in Texas while Denver Fred Wendorf was still in
kneepants in Terrell Junior High. The River Basin Surveys of the federal
Interagency Archeological Salvage Project began operations in 1945. The RBS
Texas office opened in 1946 in Austin with Joe Ben Wheat in charge.
I believe there would be little or no quibbling over recognizing Dr. Wendorf
as "the father of pipeline archaeology."
ebj
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of geoff
carver
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 2:46 PM
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Subject: Re: new Wendorf book available
I've been championing Charles Roach Smith & EB Price for doing
rescue/salvage work beside sewer construction in London from the 1840s
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a.. Wendorf is the father of what is now known as "salvage archeology."
His lengthy excavation just steps ahead of an El Paso Natural Gas pipeline
in 1950 set the standard for preserving archeological remains at a time when
post-war construction was turning massive amounts of dirt. "People started
thinking abut the destruction that was occurring every time America built a
bridge, a roadway or a pipeline," Wendorf says.
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