Dam Projects and the Growth of American Archaeology: The River Basin Surveys and the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program

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.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Growth of American Archaeology, Kimball M. Banks, Jon S. Czaplicki; Part THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION; Chapter 2 The National Park Service and the Smithsonian Institution: Part ners in Salvage Archaeology, Thomas D. Thiessen, Deborah Hull-Walski, Lynn M. Snyder; Part II THE RBS AND IASP PROGRAMS; Chapter 3 The Lincoln Office and the Upper Missouri River Basin, W. Raymond Wood; Chapter 4 Archaeological Appraisals of Twenty Stream Basins in California: Investigations by the Smithsonian Institution's River Basin Surveys, 1947–1951, Michael J. Moratto, Francis A. Riddell; Chapter 5 The River Basin Surveys in the Columbia plateau, R. Lee Lyman; Chapter 6 Archaeological Salvage at Texas Reservoir Construction Projects: 1945–1969, Edward B. Jelks; Chapter 7 Federal Archaeology in the Southeast, Richard A. Krause; Chapter 8 Contributions of the Washington Office to the Archaeology of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions, Susan C. Prezzano; Chapter 9 Upper Colorado River Archaeological Salvage Projects, Don D. Fowler; Part III THE RBS AND IASP IMPACTS ON AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY; Chapter 10 Contributions to Physical Anthropology by the Smithsonian Institution's River Basin Surveys, Vanessa A. Mirro; Chapter 11 Missouri Basin Projects and the Emergence of Historical Archaeology on the Great Plains, William B. Lees; Chapter 12 Paleontological Significance of the Missouri River Basin Surveys, John W. Hoganson; Chapter 13 Women in Reservoir Salvage Archaeology, Ruthann Knudson; Chapter 14 The Missouri River: The Backbone to Survival, Gerard Baker, Yellow Wolf; Chapter 15 Flapping Tents, Outhouses, Hail Storms, and Running for Water: An Insider's View of Life in Interagency Archeological Salvage Program Field Camps, 1950s–1970s, David Mayer Gradwohl; Chapter 16 From RBS to CRM: Late Twentieth-Century Developments in American Archaeology, Francis P. McManamon;

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Kimball M Banks, Jon S Czaplicki