Archaeology and Roosevelt's New Deal for America
by Bernard K. Means, John L. Cordell, John F. Doershuk, David H. Dye, Scott W. Hammerstedt, Janet R. Johnson, Kevin Kiernan, Gregory D. Lattanzi, Patrick C. Livingood, Anna R. Lunn, Stephen E. Nash, Amanda L. Regnier, Sissel Schroeder, James R. Wettstaed
Beginning in March 1933 with the excavation of the Marksville mound site in Louisiana, and throughout the next decade, ordinary citizens labored in New Deal jobs programs and participated in archaeological excavations across the United States. Under the auspices of work relief programs, people were provided the opportunity to explore and document American Indian villages and mounds, important historic places, and homes associated with events and people critical to the foundation of the country.
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