Gordon Willey
Archaeologist, Author
1913 – 2002
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Who was Gordon Willey?
Gordon Randolph Willey was an American archaeologist who was described by colleagues as the "dean" of New World archaeology. Willey performed fieldwork at excavations in South America, Central America and the Southeastern United States; and pioneered the development and methodology for settlement patterns theories. He worked as an anthropologist for the Smithsonian Institution and as a professor at Harvard University.
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- Born
- Mar 7, 1913
Chariton - Also known as
- Gordon Randolph Willey
- Gordon R. Willey
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- University of Arizona
- Died
- Apr 28, 2002
Cambridge
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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