Waldo Rudolph Wedel
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Waldo Rudolph Wedel (September 10, 1908 – August 27, 1996) was an American archaeologist and a central figure in the study of the prehistory of the Great Plains. He was born in Newton, Kansas to a family of Mennonites.
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Waldo Wedel | |
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Born | (1908-09-10)September 10, 1908 Newton, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | August 27, 1996(1996-08-27) (aged 87) Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Known for | Direct historical approach to archaeology |
Spouse | Mildred Mott Wedel |
Children | 3 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Archaeology |
Institutions | Smithsonian Institution |
Doctoral advisor | Carl Sauer |
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In 1939 he married Mildred Mott, a fellow archaeologist and ethnohistorian.[1] Wedel died in 1996 in Boulder, Colorado, about one year after Mildred's death.[2]