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Bio and Photo Online

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FYI, bio and photo for Robert McC. Adams are online at UCSD's website: http://www.anthro.ucsd.edu/Faculty_Profiles/adams.html http://www.anthro.ucsd.edu/Faculty_Profiles/pics/adams.jpg Aboudaqn (talk) 19:42, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is a photo of him on http://anthro.ucsd.edu/Faculty_Profiles/adams.html I am not sure if it is copyrighted StevinSimon (talk) 22:30, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Chronology and Citations for Adams

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This section is set up to document the highlights of Adams' biography as an aid to developing this article further. drs (talk) 04:35, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

1926

July 23, Born

1965

Presented the Henry Lewis Morgan Lectures at the University of Rochester[1]

1966

Published the Henry Lewis Morgan Lectures as The Evolution of Urban Society.[1]

1976

He was a Distinguished Lecturer of the American Anthropological Association in 1976.[2]

1984

Becomes Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution[2]

1989

Serves on the National Academy of Science's Committee for the Conduct of Science

1994

Retires from being Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution[2]

1996

Recipient of a Distinguished Service Award from the Society for American Archaeology.[2]

2002

Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement from the Archaeological Institute of America[1]

2009

The University of Chicago, Alumni Award[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Robert McCormick Adams— 2002 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement". Award Citation. Archaeological Institute of America. 2002. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
  2. ^ a b c d "Robert McC. Adams". Department of Anthropology, people. Division of Social Sciences, University of California, San Diego. 2007. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  3. ^ http://alumniandfriends.uchicago.edu/site/c.mjJXJ7MLIsE/b.5264553/k.6777/Robert_McCormick_Adams__Alumni_Medal.htm

Legacy

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Robert McC. Adams is noted for influencing science, and in particular, anthropology. This section is for the documenting of that influence. drs (talk) 15:54, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Problem Oriented emphasis

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This text credits Adams with helping to move Archaeology from a "source-driven" survey approach which focused on the Biblical text to "problem-oriented" surveys which were seeking to address specific research questions. drs (talk) 16:14, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Robert McC. Adams Award for Excellence in Anthropological Archaeology at UCSD

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Robert McC. Adams, an adjunct member of the University of California San Diego Department of Anthropology, is a major comparative archaeologist of early state formation, and a pioneer in the study of broad regional systems.

Writings by Adams

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Books, as participant on a committee of authors

Research

  • Adams, Robert McCormick. 1965. Land beind Baghdad. Chicago: Univeristy of Chicago Press.
  • Adam, Robert McCormick, and H.J. Nissen. 1972. The Uruk Countryside. Chicago: Univeristy of Chicago Press.

Articles

  • "Ideologies: Unity and Diversity" (1992)
  • "Anthropological Perspectives on Ancient Trade" (1974).
  • Paths of Fire - An Anthropologist's Inquiry into Western Technology (1966).
"This insightful volume explores the interaction between the forces of social and technological change and the implications of this interaction for the modern world."[1]

References for Writings section

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  1. ^ "Robert McCormick Adams— 2002 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement". Award Citation. Archaeological Institute of America. 2002. Retrieved 2012-04-19.

Curriculum Vitae for Adams

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http://eclectic.ss.uci.edu/~drwhite/center/org/AdamsCV05.pdf

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Sarah (talk) 16:40, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]