EARLY ARCHEOLOGY
EDWIN CURTISS & THE PEABODY MUSEUM EDWARD PALMER & THE SMITHSONIAN CLARENCE MOORE MARK HARRINGTON SITE NOTES DELLINGER BECOMES A RELIC ARKANSAS ARCHEOLOGY TODAY
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Dellinger at a bluff shelter near White River
University Museum Collections, University of Arkansas Site Notes
During the summer of 1931, Dellinger directed a crew of students on excavations in the northwest Arkansas Ozark Mountains. A 1931 Arkansas Alumnus recorded his field techniques:
...the entire shelter was staked off in three feet squares. A map was drawn showing these squares. Dirt was removed from these sections and a note was made of everything found, giving the number of the section in which it was found, as well as its position and depth. A careful record was also made of its relationship to other objects in the shelter. ...Each article found was given a number, and this number is entered both in the notes and on the map.... The work was done for the most part with sieves and trowels. Where there was sufficient light, pictures were made of the objects in place. Otherwise drawings were made. Although Dellinger was not formally trained as an archeologist, he took pains to practice his science according to the standards of the day. The problem with standards is that they are always changing. Next > Dellinger Becomes a Relic
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