Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC Theses Theses and Dissertations 12-1-2011 The hicC ago Method of Excavation at Kincaid Jessica Ruth Howe Southern Illinois University Carbondale,
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[email protected]. THE CHICAGO METHOD OF EXCAVATION AT KINCAID by Jessica Ruth Howe B.A., Westminster College, 2005 A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Arts Department of Anthropology in the Graduate School Southern Illinois University Carbondale December 2011 THESIS APPROVAL THE CHICAGO METHOD OF EXCAVATION AT KINCAID By Jessica R. Howe A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the field of Anthropology Approved by: Dr. Paul D. Welch, Chair Dr. Brian M. Butler Dr. David Sutton Graduate School Southern Illinois University Carbondale July 4, 2011 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jessica Ruth Howe, for the Master of Anthropology degree in Archaeology, presented on April 22, 2011, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: THE CHICAGO METHOD OF EXCAVATION AT KINCAID MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Paul D. Welch The creation of the University of Chicago archaeological field schools in 1934 at the Kincaid site in southern Illinois resulted in the dissemination of a standard excavation method, often referred to as the ―Chicago Method‖, across the United States, primarily in the East.