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DELLINGER TAKES A STAND AN EMPHASIS ON COLLECTING THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MUSEUM DELLINGER ON THE ROLE OF THE MUSEUM POT HUNTING (POTHUNTING) DELLINGER ON POT HUNTING MORE IMAGES OF DELLINGER
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Dellinger very much looked the part of a professor
University Museum Collections, University of Arkansas Dellinger Takes a Stand
Dellinger vigorously protested the removal of Arkansas artifacts by out-of-state museums, but could do little to fight it. Arkansas had no state-sponsored archeology program or laws to protect antiquities in the early 20th century. Although most of the artifacts collected by museums remain available for study today, far more artifacts were lost to private individuals.
The 1906 Antiquities Act was the first law passed to protect archeological sites in the U.S. Following the looting of the Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma passed its first Antiquities Protection Law in 1935. Arkansas did not pass similar legislation until 1967. Next > An Emphasis on Collecting
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