
Jesse David Jennings (1909–1997)
Author of Prehistory of North America
About the Author
Works by Jesse David Jennings
Associated Works
Utah Historical Quarterly Volume XXVIII, January Through October 1960 (1960) — Contributor — 2 copies
Utah Historical Quarterly - Vol. 28, No. 3, July 1960 - The Colorado... River of the West (1960) — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Jennings, Jesse David
- Birthdate
- 1909-07-07
- Date of death
- 1997-08-13
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Chicago
- Occupations
- archaeologist
anthropologist - Organizations
- University of Utah
United States Navy (WWII)
National Park Service
Society for American Archaeology
American Anthropological Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science (show all 9)
National Academy of Sciences
Society for Conservation Archaeology
Utah State Historical Society (fellow) - Awards and honors
- Viking Medallist in Archaeology (1958)
Distinguished Service Award, Society for American Archaeology (1982)
Distinguished Service Award, Society for Conservation Archaeology (1982)
A.V. Kidder Medal (1995)
Fellow of the Utah State Historical Society - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Places of residence
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
New Mexico, USA
Siletz, Oregon, USA - Place of death
- Siletz, Oregon, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
This compilation by noted archaeologists will long have an impact on American archaeology. Jesse Jennings, worked with Kaminaljuyu in Guatemala, is a founder of Great Basin archaeology and professor of anthropology for more than forty years. He is also founder and director of the Utah Museum of Natural History, director of the Glen Canyon salvage team and led such famous excavations as Danger, Hogup, and Cowboy caves. Professor Jennings is opinionated, direct, and careful. This work reflects show more his mentorship of many. show less
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- Works
- 31
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 295
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.6
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- ISBNs
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