Caldwell, Joseph R.

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Summary: Joseph Ralston Caldwell was an American archaeologist. In the late 1930s he conducted major excavations in the Savannah, Georgia area at the Irene site as part of Depression-era archaeology program. He also led excavations at other archaeology sites in Georgia, such as the Summerour Mound site in the early 1950s. He was among those conducting extensive excavations prior to the development of Lake Hartwell and Lake Strom Thurmond, which flooded numerous archeological sites. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1916-06-14 [2]; 1916-06-04 [4]
Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio [2]
Died: 1973-12-23 [2][4]
Death Place: Athens, Ga. [3]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]; archaeologist [4]
Employer: University of Georgia [4]
Work Place: Savannah, Ga. [2]
Educated at: University of Chicago [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata

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