Albert Goodyear
Encyclopedia
Albert C. Goodyear III is an archaeologist
who is founder and director of the Allendale PaleoIndian Expedition in South Carolina
, where he has unearthed controversial evidence that may greatly move back the date of occupation of North America
by human
s to 50,000 years or more before the present. His area of expertise includes the Clovis culture
which dates back about 13,000 years in North America.
Goodyear has been a professor at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, a branch of the University of South Carolina
since 1974. He has a bachelors degree from the University of South Florida
, a masters from the
University of Arkansas
, and a PhD from Arizona State University
.
The Allendale, South Carolina
site, known as the Topper
site, which has had ongoing excavations for several years, has unearthed many artifact
s, as it was a long lasting site of human occupation due to an outcrop of chert
, which was valuable for making stone tools.
Goodyear has authored over 100 articles and other publications and is a frequent lecturer on paleo-Indian archaeology.
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
who is founder and director of the Allendale PaleoIndian Expedition in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, where he has unearthed controversial evidence that may greatly move back the date of occupation of North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
by human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
s to 50,000 years or more before the present. His area of expertise includes the Clovis culture
Clovis culture
The Clovis culture is a prehistoric Paleo-Indian culture that first appears 11,500 RCYBP , at the end of the last glacial period, characterized by the manufacture of "Clovis points" and distinctive bone and ivory tools...
which dates back about 13,000 years in North America.
Goodyear has been a professor at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, a branch of the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
since 1974. He has a bachelors degree from the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
, a masters from the
University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
, and a PhD from Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
.
The Allendale, South Carolina
Allendale, South Carolina
Allendale is a town in Allendale County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,052 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Allendale County.-Geography:...
site, known as the Topper
Topper (archaeological site)
Topper is an archaeological site located along the Savannah River in Allendale County, South Carolina in the United States. It is noted as the location of controversial artifacts believed by some archaeologists to indicate human habitation of the New World earlier than the Clovis culture,...
site, which has had ongoing excavations for several years, has unearthed many artifact
Artifact (archaeology)
An artifact or artefact is "something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest"...
s, as it was a long lasting site of human occupation due to an outcrop of chert
Chert
Chert is a fine-grained silica-rich microcrystalline, cryptocrystalline or microfibrous sedimentary rock that may contain small fossils. It varies greatly in color , but most often manifests as gray, brown, grayish brown and light green to rusty red; its color is an expression of trace elements...
, which was valuable for making stone tools.
Goodyear has authored over 100 articles and other publications and is a frequent lecturer on paleo-Indian archaeology.
External links
- The Topper site
- "Archaeological Treasure Trove Surfaces in S.C.". Liz Mitchell. Jun. 28, 2009. The State