George A. Lidberg Jr. And Depression-Era Archaeology in Tennessee

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ID11807151
AuthorsMarlin F Hawley (corresponding author), David H Dye (0000-0002-0338-8982)
Year2011
Volume30
Issue2
Pages399-412
Publication date2011-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSoutheastern Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0734-578X • E-ISSN: 2168-4723
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/sea.2011.30.2.013
OpenAlexW1968960874
LanguageDE
Citations received1
References cited11

The 1930s were a time of ferment for American archaeology that expanded through its inclusion in New Deal–era federal relief programs. The passage of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Act in 1933 and establishment of a salvage archaeology program in response to proposed impoundments made the TVA a major locus of archaeological activity in the eastern United States. One of those participants was George A. Lidberg Jr., a somewhat typical Works Progress Administration (WPA) supervisor, who like many TVA archaeologists was trained in the Midwest. Lidberg’s career was effectively ended by World War II. This paper presents biographical information on Lidberg and reviews the sites at which he worked. Such biographies are important in that they provide insights into the unprecedented challenges that faced the men and women responsible for implementing massive-scale federal work relief salvage programs in the Southeast

Administration (probate law · Archaeology · Archaeology of the Americas · Art history · George (robot · Great Depression · Political science · World War II · American Environmental and Regional History · Archaeological Research and Protection · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Law

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