Albert C. Goodyear III is an American
archaeologist
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
who is founder and director of the ''Allendale PaleoIndian Expedition'' in
South Carolina, where he has unearthed controversial evidence that may greatly move back the date of occupation of
North America
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by
humans to 50,000 years or more before the present.
His area of expertise includes the
Clovis culture which dates back about 13,000 years in North America.
Goodyear has been a professor at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, a branch of the
University of South Carolina since 1974. He has a
bachelor's degree from the
University of South Florida, a masters from the
University of Arkansas, and a PhD from
Arizona State University
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.
The
Allendale, South Carolina
Allendale is a town in and the county seat of Allendale County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,482 at the 2010 census, a decline from 4,052 in 2000.
History
The Allendale County Courthouse, Antioch Christian Church, Erwin H ...
site, known as the
''Topper'' site, which has had ongoing excavations for several years, has unearthed many
artifacts, as it was a long lasting site of human occupation due to an outcrop of
chert, which was valuable for making stone tools.
Goodyear has authored over 100 articles and other publications and is a frequent lecturer on
paleo-Indian archaeology.
References
External links
The Topper site Liz Mitchell. Jun. 28, 2009. ''
The State
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American archaeologists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
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