Richard Wetherill
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Richard Wetherill was an American rancher and amateur archaeologist best known for his pioneering exploration and excavation of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings in the U.S. Southwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Wetherill canonical | 5 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
amateur archaeologist
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human ⓘ rancher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Ancestral Puebloan archaeology
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archaeology ⓘ |
| genre | prehistoric archaeology of the American Southwest ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Al Wetherill
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Clayton Wetherill NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wetherill NERFINISHED ⓘ Wetherill family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovery and excavation of Cliff Palace
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early excavations at Chaco Canyon ⓘ excavation of cliff dwellings in the U.S. Southwest ⓘ exploration of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings ⓘ work at Mesa Verde ⓘ |
| movement | early American Southwest archaeology ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering methods in cliff dwelling excavation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
excavations at Chaco Canyon sites
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excavations at Mesa Verde National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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rancher ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
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Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesa Verde, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates over professional vs. amateur archaeology in the Southwest
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historical studies of Mesa Verde exploration ⓘ |
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