Ekholm Honduras Survey (1950)

Exist Dates

1950

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

In 1950 Gordon Ekholm participated in an archaeological survey of the Caribbean coast of Honduras, current day Belize and the adjacent Bay Islands. The results offered new insight into the early history of the region and the extension of prehistoric civilization through Central America. The survey project was supported by the Carnegie Institute of Washington and the Voss Fund.

Sources

AMNH Annual Report No. 81, 1949-50, unpaged

AMNH Annual Report No. 83, 1951-52, page 15

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

Kidder, Alfred Vincent, 1885-1963
One of three archeologists on the survey team, Kidder was an American archaeologist considered the foremost of the southwestern United States and Mesoamerica.

Carnegie Institute of Washington
Carnegie Institution in Washington, jointly sponsored the project with support from the Voss Fund.

Ekholm, Gordon F.
AMNH archeologist leading the survey team.

Stromsvik, Gustav, 1901-
Part of the survey team, an archaeologist associated with the Carnegie Institute.

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