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Stanley South, an archaeologist with the S.C. Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at USC, will be the inaugural speaker in the new Joffre Lanning Coe Lecture Series Oct. 7 sponsored by the Coe Foundation for Archaeological Research in Raleigh, N.C.
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The North Carolina non-profit, tax-exempt corporation was inspired by Coe (1916-2000), known as the father of North Carolina archaeology. South, the nation's most prominent historical archaeologist, studied under Coe early in his career at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
In recognition of South's contributions and achievements to archaeology in North Carolina, the Board of Directors of the Coe Foundation also established the Stanley A. South Award for Excellence in Historical Archaeology and South will be become the award's first recipient during the lecture series.
South grew up in Boone, N.C., and contributed significantly to North Carolina excavations at Town Creek Indian Mound in Montgomery County, the Teal Site in Anson County, numerous excavations along the Roanoke River in Halifax County, and historic sites, including Bath, Brunswick Town, Halifax, and Bethabara.
The inaugural lecture of the series will present South's personal reflections and insights into his work in North Carolina and elsewhere.
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