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North American Archaeology and Archaeologists, 1879-1934

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

David J. Meltzer
David J. Meltzer*
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Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275
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In February of 1879, Dr. J. M. Toner, Professor Otis Mason, and Col. Garrick Mallery placed an advertisement in the Washington, D.C. newspapers that read, in part

Many persons interested in American archaeology have expressed a desire for an organization in this city to promote study and diffuse knowledge upon the subject. All willing to join an Archaeological Association are requested to attend a meeting at the Smithsonian Institution . . . for a conference upon the subject and the formation of such a society [Lamb 1906:564-565].

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American Antiquity , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , April 1985 , pp. 249 - 260
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1985

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