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Location: USA Length: 25 min
American history and archaeology converge in this film, which examines the economic, scientific and cultural impacts of a massive work relief program conducted across Kentucky during the Great Depression. The WPA archaeology program was much more than the jobs it created: it laid the foundation for today's understanding of Kentucky's diverse prehistoric American Indian cultures. Some of America's best and brightest young archaeologists supervised the WPA's projects, which gave badly needed employment to an army of workers.
Produced by Voyageur Media Group, Inc.
Copyright 2002 by Kentucky Heritage Council.
To order a copy of this video, send a check for $14 (US) to the Kentucky Heritage Council, 300 Washington Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Be sure to include your name and address.
Web links:
Digging for Dollars: American Archaeology and the New Deal (H-Net review)