 | Sam Dellinger: Raiders of the Lost Arkansas Subjects: Dellinger Samuel C. (Samuel Claudius) b. 1892; Indianists -- Arkansas -- Biography; Archaeologists -- Arkansas -- Biography; Indians of North America -- Arkansas -- Antiquities; Arkansas -- Antiquities; This book grew out of an exhibition about Dellinger's life and work that was curated by Bob Mainfort at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock. The book includes a detailed biography of Dellinger, as well as a discussion of his work, an overview of major collecting efforts in Arkansas by out-of-state institutions, and a history of the University of Arkansas Museum. Lavishly illustrated with over two hundred images of artifacts, this book will now permit archaeologists to see some of the pieces Dellinger's lifetime of work saved and preserved. Robert C, Mainfort Jr. is an archaeologist with the Arkansas Archeological Survey and professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas. He is the author of a number of books, including Arkansas Archaeology and Ancient Earthen Enclosures of Eastern North America. |
