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Luther Cressman
Cressman at Fort Rock Cave, Oregon, 1966
Born
Luther Sheeleigh Cressman

(1897-10-24)October 24, 1897
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, US
DiedApril 4, 1994(1994-04-04) (aged 96)
Eugene, Oregon, US
Alma materPennsylvania State University (B.A.)
Columbia University (M.A., Ph.D.)
Occupation(s)Field archaeologist, professor, sociologist
Spouses
Margaret Mead
(m. 1923; div. 1927)
Dorothy Cecelia Loch
(m. 1928; died 1977)
Children1 daughter
Awards
  • Guggenheim Fellowship
  • Oregon Book Award (1989)
  • John Alsop King Fellowship
  • Charles E. Johnson Memorial Award
Luther Cressman
Priest
ChurchEpiscopal
Term ended1928
Orders
Ordination1923

Luther Sheeleigh Cressman (October 24, 1897 – April 4, 1994) was an American field archaeologist, most widely known for his discoveries at Paleo-Indian sites such as Fort Rock Cave and Paisley Caves, sites related to the early settlement of the Americas.

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a six-year engagement, she married her first husband (1923–1928), Luther Cressman, an American theology student who later became an anthropologist. Before...

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Oregon

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Fort Rock Cave and the Paisley Caves in Lake County. Archaeologist Luther Cressman dated material from Fort Rock to 13,200 years ago, and there is evidence...

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Paisley Caves

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definitively-dated human presence in North America. The site was first studied by Luther Cressman in the 1930s. Scientific excavations and analysis in the Paisley Caves...

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Fort Rock Cave

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began in 1938 led by Luther Cressman and his team of University of Oregon, and continued into the next year. At this time, Cressman unearthed a number of...

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Lake Abert

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the Paisley Caves, which were originally excavated by Luther Cressman in the late 1930s. Cressman found inconclusive evidence that humans could have begun...

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ago. The oldest shoes so far recovered were found by a team under Luther Cressman in Fort Rock Cave, Oregon, US, in 1938. They had been preserved under...

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1938 in archaeology

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fossil site in South Africa. Maya site of Caracol is rediscovered. Luther Cressman, the first to explore the region, discovers preserved 9,000-year-old...

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Museum of Natural and Cultural History

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newly created UO Museum of Natural History, also directed by Luther Cressman. Since Cressman retired in the 1960s, the museum has had a series of distinguished...

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List of Pennsylvania State University alumni

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the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) with Roger A. Pielke Luther Cressman, field archaeologist; most widely known for his discoveries at Paleo-Indian...

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Fort Rock

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ring has a water-formed cave, called Fort Rock Cave, where in 1938 Luther Cressman from the University of Oregon discovered sagebrush sandals and human...

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List of archaeologists

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Aedeen Cremin (born 1940) Irish born, Australian. NSW and Canberra Luther Cressman (1897–1994) American; Paleo-Indians, Oregon Roger Cribb (1948–2007)...

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Deaths in April 1994

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Barzizza, 91, Italian composer, arranger, conductor and music director. Luther Cressman, 96, American archaeologist. André Derrien, 98, French sailor. Kurt...

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List of University of Oregon faculty and staff

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Bruce Blonigen Philip H. Knight Professor of Social Science Economist Luther Cressman Founder of the Department of Anthropology, former professor of sociology...

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Oregon Book Award

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1988 Faces of a Reservation Cynthia Stowell 1989 A Golden Journey Luther Cressman 1990 Baja Journey Robin Carey 1991 Wings for My Flight / My Country...

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History of Oregon

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within the boundaries of present-day Oregon came from archaeologist Luther Cressman's 1938 discovery of sage bark sandals near Fort Rock Cave that places...

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East Lake Abert Archeological District

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Lake Abert. The first survey was conducted between 1932 and 1935 by Luther Cressman. In 1975 and 1976, David L. Cole and Richard M. Pettigrew of the University...

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Homer Barnett

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became the second member of the Anthropology department, along with Luther Cressman. After serving for a few years during World War II, Barnett returned...

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Reub Long

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1938, a team of archeologists from the University of Oregon led by Luther Cressman excavated the Fort Rock Cave located on his ranch. The team found sandals...

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1990s in anthropology

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American Meteorological Society

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Simonds Johnson, 1974 David Atlas, 1975 Charles Luther Hosler, 1976 Werner A. Baum, 1977 George P. Cressman, 1978 Chester Whittier Newton, 1979 Robert M...

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Handbook of North American Indians

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Jesse D. Jennings. Pages 113-119. Prehistory of the Northern Area. Luther S. Cressman. Pages 120-126. Prehistory of the Snake and Salmon River Area. B....

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List of Santana band members

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(1999) to Corazón: Live from México - Live It to Believe It (2014) Jeff Cressman 1999–2016 trombone all releases from Supernatural (1999) to Corazón: Live...

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Bath School disaster

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School Massacre Transcript of interviews with Donald Huffman and Willis Cressman (two survivors of the school explosions). StoryCorps Project, NPR, broadcast...

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Academy Award for Technical Achievement

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the National Film Board of Canada, and Mike Lazaridis and Dale Brubacher-Cressman of Research in Motion, for the design and development of the DigiSync Film...

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Phil Lesh and Friends

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Natalie Cressman - trombone, vocals Jason Crosby – keyboards Mikaela Davis - harp, vocals Karl Denson – saxophone, flute, percussion Luther Dickinson...

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