Ancient Technology Program
name: label: Collection Creator
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology
label: Collection Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Department of Anthropology
label: Collection Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology
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content: Department of Anthropology records
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 7.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1966-1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.XXXX.0311, Series 25
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This series is arranged in 5 sub-series: (25.1) Administration, Correspondence, Budget, and Reports, 1968-1981; (25.2) Wulff, Projects, circa 1966-1971; (25.3) Foreign Currency, circa 1968-1969; (25.4) Administration and Reports, circa 1968-1970; (25.5) Wulff, Iranian Black and White Photographic Prints, 1966-1967
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Ancient Technology Program was created by Clifford Evans and Gus Van Beek in 1965 to study the technology of rapidly disappearing traditional crafts and small industries worldwide, specifically metal working, pottery, leather, textiles, and woodworking. The first project was a study of the technology of pre-Columbian metal from Ecuador and old bronzes from Arabia, sponsored by the Battelle Memorial Institute of Ohio. The program subsequently sponsored fieldwork in Ceylon, Pakistan, and Iran.

This series includes records documenting the program's administration, budget, grant proposals, correspondence, reports, manuscripts, catalogs of artifacts collected and of photographs, and film (both black and white prints and negatives).