Edgar L. Hewett

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:anthropologist
gptkb:archaeologist
gptkbp:birthDate 1865-11-23
gptkbp:birthPlace Warren County, Illinois, United States
gptkbp:deathDate 1946-12-31
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Albuquerque,_New_Mexico,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Illinois_State_Normal_University
gptkbp:employer gptkb:School_of_American_Archaeology
University of New Mexico
gptkbp:fieldOfWork anthropology
archaeology
education
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edgar L. Hewett
gptkbp:influenced establishment of national monuments in the US Southwest
preservation of Chaco Canyon
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for preservation of archaeological sites
research on ancient Pueblo cultures
role in the Antiquities Act of 1906
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Anthropological_Association
gptkb:Archaeological_Institute_of_America
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork Ancient Life in the American Southwest
The Pajarito Plateau and Its Ancient People
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:anthropologist
gptkb:archaeologist
gptkb:educator
gptkbp:positionHeld Director, School of American Archaeology
President, New Mexico Normal University
gptkbp:spouse Cora Alice Eaton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chetro_Ketl
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6