Clarence Bloomfield Moore
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Clarence Bloomfield Moore (14 January 1852, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 24 March 1936, St. Petersburg, Florida) was an American
archaeologist
and writer. He studied and excavated Native American sites in the southeastern United States.
The son of writer Clara Jessup Moore
, and businessman Bloomfield Haines Moore (1819-1878), he studied at Harvard University
and earned an AB degree in 1873. He traveled in nearly every part of Europe
, in Asia Minor
, and in Egypt
; crossed the Andes
and went down the Amazon River
in 1876; and made a trip around the world in 1878-79 before returning home when his father died in 1878. He became the president of the family company, Jessup & Moore Paper Company. He spent a majority of the 1880s as the president and earned millions during his tenure. By the late 1880s he was eager to pursue his life-long interest in archaeology and turned over company management to others.
From 1892 to 1894, he performed excavations at St. Johns
Shell Middens in Florida. Between 1897 and 1898, he also dug at the Irene Mound (outside Savannah, Georgia) and exhumed seven human skeletons. He accessed many of these sites by water in his steamboat named the Gopher. Over a period of 20 years he explored Indian mounds in nearly all the Southern States
. His writings, for the most part published by the Academy of Natural Sciences
in Philadelphia, include "Some Aboriginal Sites in Louisiana
and in Arkansas
" (1913).
In 1990, in his honor, the Lower Mississippi Valley Survey of Harvard University, in conjunction with the Southeastern Archaeological Conference, created the C. B. Moore Award for Excellence in Southeastern Archaeology by a Young Scholar.
United States
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archaeologist
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
and writer. He studied and excavated Native American sites in the southeastern United States.
Clara Jessup Moore
Clara Jessup Moore was an American philanthropist and writer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She organized in Philadelphia a hospital relief committee during the American Civil War and assisted in the foundation of the Temperance Home for Children.Following the death of her husband,...
, and businessman Bloomfield Haines Moore (1819-1878), he studied at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and earned an AB degree in 1873. He traveled in nearly every part of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, in Asia Minor
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
, and in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
; crossed the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
and went down the Amazon River
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
in 1876; and made a trip around the world in 1878-79 before returning home when his father died in 1878. He became the president of the family company, Jessup & Moore Paper Company. He spent a majority of the 1880s as the president and earned millions during his tenure. By the late 1880s he was eager to pursue his life-long interest in archaeology and turned over company management to others.
From 1892 to 1894, he performed excavations at St. Johns
St. Johns County, Florida
St. Johns County is a county located in northeastern Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 190,039. The county seat is St. Augustine. Due to the inclusion of Ponte Vedra Beach, it is one of the highest-income counties in the United States....
Shell Middens in Florida. Between 1897 and 1898, he also dug at the Irene Mound (outside Savannah, Georgia) and exhumed seven human skeletons. He accessed many of these sites by water in his steamboat named the Gopher. Over a period of 20 years he explored Indian mounds in nearly all the Southern States
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
. His writings, for the most part published by the Academy of Natural Sciences
Academy of Natural Sciences
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, formerly Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the New World...
in Philadelphia, include "Some Aboriginal Sites in Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
and in Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
" (1913).
In 1990, in his honor, the Lower Mississippi Valley Survey of Harvard University, in conjunction with the Southeastern Archaeological Conference, created the C. B. Moore Award for Excellence in Southeastern Archaeology by a Young Scholar.
Works
- The East Florida Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore. Jeffrey Mitchem, ed. University of Alabama Press, 1999.
- The Georgia and South Carolina Coastal Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore. Lewis Larson, ed. University of Alabama Press, 1998.
- The Louisiana and Arkansas Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore. Richard Weinstein, David H. Kelley, and Joe W Saunders, ed. University of Alabama Press, 2004.
- The Lower Mississippi Valley Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore. Dan Morse and Phyllis Morse, ed. University of Alabama Press, 1998.
- The Moundville Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore. Vernon Knight, ed. University of Alabama Press, 1996.
- The Northwest Florida Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore. David S. Brose and Nancy Marie White, ed. University of Alabama Press, 1999
- The Southern and Central Alabama Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore. Craig Sheldon, Jr, ed. University of Alabama Press, 2001.
- The Tennessee, Green, and Lower Ohio River Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore. Richard Polhemus, ed. University of Alabama Press, 2002.
- West and Central Florida Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore. Jeffrey Mitchem, ed. University of Alabama Press, 1999.