Mildred Mott Wedel
Date of Birth :
September 7, 1912 - September 4, 1995
Place of Birth :
Marengo, Iowa
Country :
United States
Field of Expertise :
Archaeology
Educational background :
B.A. in history at the University of Iowa in 1934
MA in anthropology
at the University of Chicago in 1938
Acheivements / Contributions :
Her research was mainly about the Ioway Indians and the Oneota archaeology.
She served as field director for archaeological excavations near Webster City, Iowa.
Wedel received the Keyes/Orr Award for Distinguished Service from the Iowa Archeological Society in 1980
honored by the American Anthropological Association's Committee on the Status of Women in Anthropology (1985), a day-long dedicatory symposium at the Plains Conference (1988), and a Distinguished Service Award for lifetime achievement from the Plains Anthropological Society (1992)
“Mildred was heard to
warn that just as archaeologists decry those who
“pot-hole” archaeological sites, they should not be
satisfied with “pot-holing” the archives!”
Source:
Mildred Mott Wedel
Bibliography :
La Harpe's 1719 post on Red River and nearby Caddo settlements (Bulletin - Texas Memorial Museum) ,A synonymy of names for the Ioway Indians,
The Ioway, Oto, and Omaha Indians in 1700.
