Dam projects and the growth of American archaeology : the River Basin Survey and the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program / edited by Kimball M. Banks and Jon S. Czaplicki.

"The Smithsonian Institution's River Basin Surveys and the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program were the most ambitious archaeological projects ever undertaken in the United States. Administered by the National Park Service from 1945-1969, the programs had profound effects--methodological, theoretical, and historical--on American archaeology, many of which are still being felt today. They stimulated the public's interest in heritage preservation, led to the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act, served as the model for rescue archaeology in other countries, and helped launch the 'New Archaeology.' This book examines the impacts of these two programs on the development of American archaeology"-- Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Growth of American Archaeology / Kimball M. Banks and Jon Czaplicki -- PART I. THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION -- The National Park Service and the Smithsonian Institution : Partners in Salvage Archaeology / Thomas D. Thiessen, Deborah Hull-Walski, and Lynn M. Snyder -- PART II. THE RBS AND IASP PROGRAMS -- The Lincoln Office and the Upper Missouri River Basin / W. Raymond Wood -- Archaeological "Appraisals" of Twenty Stream Basins in California : Investigations by The Smithsonian Institution River Basin Surveys, 1947-1951 / Michael J. Moratto and Francis A. Riddell -- The River Basin Surveys in the Columbia Plateau / R. Lee Lyman -- Archaeological Salvage at Texas Reservoir Construction Projects : 1945-1969 / Edward B. Jelks -- Federal Archaeology in the Southeast / Richard A. Krauss -- Contributions of the Washington Office to the Archaeology of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic / Susan C. Prezzano -- Upper Colorado River Archaeological Salvage Projects / Don D. Fowler -- PART III. THE RBS AND IASP IMPACTS ON AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY -- Contributions to Physical Anthropology by the Smithsonian Institution's River Basin Surveys / Vanessa A. Mirro -- Missouri Basin Projects and the Emergence of Historical Archaeology on the Great Plains / William B. Lees -- Paleontological Significance of the Missouri River Basin Surveys / John W. Hoganson -- Women in Reservoir Salvage Archaeology / Ruthann Knudson -- The Missouri River : The Backbone to Survival / Gerard Baker-Yellow Wolf -- Flapping Tents, Outhouses, Hail Storms, and Running for Water : An Insider's View of the Life in Interagency Archeological Salvage Program Field Camps, 1950s-1970s / David Mayer Gradwohl -- From The River Basin Surveys to Cultural Resource Management : Late Twentieth-Century Developments in American Archaeology / Francis P. McManamon.

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