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Richard Shutler, Jr. (1921-2007) was an emminent archaeologist in the Pacific Ocean.
Richard Shutler Jr was an early pioneer
in Oceanic archaeology, and in 1952 excavated, with
Edward Winslow Gifford, at the eponymous Lapita site
(Site 13) in New Caledonia (Sand & Kirch, 2002). He
was instrumental in introducing David Burley to Pacific
archaeology in the early 1990s and was a part of Burley's
Tongan field projects in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Here is an obituary on Richard Shutler jr.
https://documents.saa.org/container...-record/tsar-2007/nov07.pdf?sfvrsn=f4c7eba1_2
Richard Shutler Jr was an early pioneer
in Oceanic archaeology, and in 1952 excavated, with
Edward Winslow Gifford, at the eponymous Lapita site
(Site 13) in New Caledonia (Sand & Kirch, 2002). He
was instrumental in introducing David Burley to Pacific
archaeology in the early 1990s and was a part of Burley's
Tongan field projects in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Here is an obituary on Richard Shutler jr.
https://documents.saa.org/container...-record/tsar-2007/nov07.pdf?sfvrsn=f4c7eba1_2
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