Preston Holder

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Preston Holder (1908-1980) was an American archaeologist notable for his studies of a great range of areas, from the southeastern US to the Great Plains. He received his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1935. In 1951, he earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University. With the help of fellow archaeologist Antonio J. Waring, Jr., Preston Holder began excavations at the Irene Mound in September 1937.[1] [2] Located on the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia, the mound took nearly two years to excavate. Another excavation Holder conducted at the Saint Simon’s airport on Saint Simons Island, Georgia revealed a large Late Archaic settlement.[3] The excavation was mentioned briefly in Antonio Waring’s The Waring Papers. In 1938, Holder also wrote Excavations on Saint Simons Island and Vicinity.[4]

His work in this area was additionally published as a journal article [5], and discussed in later publications [6], [1]

He died of cancer on June 30, 1980 at the age of 72 in Lincoln, Nebraska.


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  1. ^ a b Elusive Women of Irene: The WPA Excavation of Irene Mound" by Gail Whalen. Retrieved 26 April 2007
  2. ^ Records of archeological excavations in Glynn County, Georgia for Works Project Administration 1936-37 Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 26 April 2007
  3. ^ Golden Isles Initiative" by Daniel T. Elliot, LAMAR Institute University of Georgia Retrieved 26 April 2007
  4. ^ Holder, Preston. "Excavations on Saint Simons Island and Vicinity, Glynn County, Georgia" (Winter 1936-1937). Proceedings of the Society for Georgia Archaeology l(1):8-9. 1938" cited in National Park Service bibliography. Retrieved 26 April 2007
  5. ^ Holder, P. and Wike, J., "The Frontier Culture Complex, a Preliminary Report on a Prehistoric Hunters' Camp in Southwestern Nebraska", American Antiquity vol. 14, pp. 260-266 (1949), available in JSTOR (accessed April 26, 2007) (by subscription)
  6. ^ Blasing, R. "The History of Archeological Research at Medicine Creek Reservoir" Cultural Resource Management v.23 no.1 (2000) from the National Park Service (accessed April 26, 2007)