Richard B. Woodbury

Richard B. Woodbury
BornMay 17, 1917
DiedOctober 11, 2009
Other namesDick
Occupation(s)American anthropologist, archaeologist, academic
SpouseNathalie Ferris Sampson Woodbury
AwardsSociety for American Archaeology (SAA) Distinguished Service Award, 1988
Academic background
ThesisPrehistoric Stone Implements of Northeastern Arizona (1949)
InfluencesJohn Otis Brew
Academic work
DisciplineAmerican Southwestern Archaeologist
Sub-disciplineAncient Southwestern and South American Anthropological Specialist.
InstitutionsColumbia University (1952–1958), University of Arizona (1958–1963), Smithsonian Institution Department of Anthropology (1963–1969), University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1969–1981)

Richard Benjamin Woodbury (May 17, 1917-October 11, 2009) was a prominent American archaeologist, specializing in studies of prehistoric and pre-Columbian archaeology.