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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amateur archaeologist
human
rancher
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup White American
fieldOfWork Ancestral Puebloan archaeology
archaeology
genre prehistoric archaeology of the American Southwest
hasRelative Al Wetherill NERFINISHED
Clayton Wetherill NERFINISHED
John Wetherill NERFINISHED
Wetherill family NERFINISHED
knownFor discovery and excavation of Cliff Palace
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
excavations at Mesa Verde National Park NERFINISHED
occupation archaeologist
rancher
placeOfActivity Chaco Canyon, New Mexico NERFINISHED
Colorado NERFINISHED
Mesa Verde, Colorado NERFINISHED
New Mexico NERFINISHED
U.S. Southwest NERFINISHED
subjectOf debates over professional vs. amateur archaeology in the Southwest
historical studies of Mesa Verde exploration

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Cliff Palace discoveredBy Richard Wetherill
Pueblo Bonito excavatedBy Richard Wetherill
Pueblo del Arroyo discoveredBy Richard Wetherill
Balcony House discoveredBy Richard Wetherill
Spruce Tree House discoveredBy Richard Wetherill