Willey, Gordon R. 1913-2002
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- Ford, J. A.Crooks site ... 1940.
- Archaeological researches in retrospect, 1982, c1974:CIP t.p. (Gordon R. Willey)
- Harvard University gazette, May 2, 2002:p. 13 (b. Mar. 7, 1913, Chariton, Iowa; d. Apr. 28 [2002])
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Gordon Randolph Willey (7 March 1913 – 28 April 2002) 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. He worked as an anthropologist for the Smithsonian Institution and as a professor at Harvard University.
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