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National Science Foundation Funding of Domestic Archaeology in the United States: Where the Money Ain't

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Richard W. Casteel
Richard W. Casteel*
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Canada
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Abstract

National Science Foundation (NSF) funding for domestic archaeology in the United States is examined for the period 1958 through 1978. Funding levels are analyzed in terms of current- and constant-dollar expenditures, as well as funding intensity. It is concluded that NSF funding for domestic archaeological research has declined rapidly since the mid-1960s and that the funding for fiscal year 1978 represents the program's nadir (a mere 6% of the funding intensity for 1966 and about half the amount for 1958). It seems reasonable to suggest that NSF may soon cease to be a viable source of funds for scientific research in the area of domestic archaeology if recent trends continue.

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American Antiquity , Volume 45 , Issue 1 , January 1980 , pp. 170 - 180
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1980

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