Richard B. Woodbury
Richard B. Woodbury | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1917 |
| Died | October 11, 2009 |
| Other names | Dick |
| Occupation(s) | American anthropologist, archaeologist, academic |
| Spouse | Nathalie Ferris Sampson Woodbury |
| Awards | Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Distinguished Service Award, 1988 |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Prehistoric Stone Implements of Northeastern Arizona (1949) |
| Influences | John Otis Brew |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | American Southwestern Archaeologist |
| Sub-discipline | Ancient Southwestern and South American Anthropological Specialist. |
| Institutions | Columbia 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.