Junius Bird
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Junius Bouton Bird (1907–1982), born in Rye, New York, was an American archaeologist who was appointed curator of South American Archaeology at the American Museum of Natural History in 1934.[1] His contributions to the study of ecology, climate, and pre-Columbian archaeology earned him several awards including: The Viking Fund Medal for Archaeology (1956) and The Order of "El sol de Peru" (1974).[2] In 1961 he was elected as the president of the Society for American Archaeology.[3] He studied at Columbia College and was in the class of 1930.[4]
Bird has been cited as a possible real-life inspiration for the fictional movie character Indiana Jones.[5]
See also[]
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- List of hominina (hominid) fossils (with images)
References[]
- ^ "A brief expedition into science at the American Museum of Natural History". 1969.
- ^ Bird, Junius (2005). Travels and archaeology in South Chile. Iowa City, IA: Univ. of Iowa Press. pp. XV. ISBN 1-58729-343-9. OCLC 255083620.
- ^ Chira, Susan (1982-04-04). "Junius Bird, 74, Archeologist; an Expert on South America". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ Columbia College Today. Columbia University Libraries. New York: Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development. Fall 1982. p. 52.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ [1] Indy Spirit Awards, Archaeology Magazine, May/June 2008
External links[]
- Junius Bouton Bird Web Page—No longer in service.
- Junius Bird Biography—No longer in service.
Categories:
- People associated with the American Museum of Natural History
- American curators
- 1907 births
- 1982 deaths
- Columbia College (New York) alumni
- 20th-century American archaeologists
- American archaeologist stubs