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Robert E. Bell

Robert E. Bell (July 16, 1914 – January 1, 2006), was an archaeologist. He was a professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma from 1947 to 1980, and Curator of Archaeology at the Stovall Museum of Science and History at the University of Oklahoma (now the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma). He pioneered work on the Spiro Mounds archaeological site in eastern Oklahoma. A Partial Bibliography of Dr. Robert E. Bell: 1947, Preliminary Report On the Archeological Activities Conducted By the Department of Anthropology in the Wister Reservoir Area In the Summer of 1947. 1947, Trade Materials at Spiro Mound As Indicated By Artifacts. American Antiquity 12: 181–184. 1948, Recent Archeological Research in Oklahoma. Bulletin of Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society 19: 148–154. 1949, Recent Archaeological Research in Oklahoma. Chronicles of Oklahoma 27: 303–312. 1949, Archaeological Excavations at the Harlan Site, Fort Gibson Reservoir, Cherokee County, Oklahoma. Plains Archaeological Conference Newsletter. 3 (1): 3–15. & Fay-Cooper Cole, John Bennett, Joseph R. Caldwell, Norman Emerson, Richard S. MacNeish, Kenneth Orr, Roger Willis 1951, Kincaid: a Prehistoric Illinois Metropolis. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press. & David A. Baerreis 1951, Survey of Oklahoma Archaeology.…

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Robert E. Bell (July 16, 1914 – January 1, 2006), was an archaeologist. He was a professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma from 1947 to 1980, and Curator of Archaeology at the Stovall Museum of Science and History at the University of Oklahoma (now the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma). He pioneered work on the Spiro Mounds archaeological site in eastern Oklahoma. A Partial Bibliography of Dr. Robert E. Bell: 1947, Preliminary Report On the Archeological Activities Conducted By the Department of Anthropology in the Wister Reservoir Area In the Summer of 1947. 1947, Trade Materials at Spiro Mound As Indicated By Artifacts. American Antiquity 12: 181–184. 1948, Recent Archeological Research in Oklahoma. Bulletin of Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society 19: 148–154. 1949, Recent Archaeological Research in Oklahoma. Chronicles of Oklahoma 27: 303–312. 1949, Archaeological Excavations at the Harlan Site, Fort Gibson Reservoir, Cherokee County, Oklahoma. Plains Archaeological Conference Newsletter. 3 (1): 3–15. & Fay-Cooper Cole, John Bennett, Joseph R. Caldwell, Norman Emerson, Richard S. MacNeish, Kenneth Orr, Roger Willis 1951, Kincaid: a Prehistoric Illinois Metropolis. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press. & David A. Baerreis 1951, Survey of Oklahoma Archaeology.…

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  1. area: 1964 Seasons — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the area is "1964 Seasons". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353056572

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