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Gordon Willey

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Gender Male
Death22 years ago
Date of birth March 7,1913
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Chariton
Iowa
United States
Date of died April 28,2002
DiedCambridge
Massachusetts
United States
Awards Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement
Education The University of Arizona
Columbia University
Edited worksHandbook of Middle American Indians, Volumes 2 and 3: Archaeology of Southern Mesoamerica
BooksMethod and theory in American archaeology
Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Virú Valley, Perú
A history of American archaeology
Prehistoric settlement patterns in the New World
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Gordon Randolph Willey was an American archaeologist who was described by colleagues as the "dean" of New World archaeology. Willey performed fieldwork at excavations in South America, Central America and the Southeastern United States; and pioneered the development and methodology for settlement patterns theories.

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