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Betty Meggers | |
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 Meggers in 2000 | |
| Born | December 5, 1921 |
| Died | July 2, 2012 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, Columbia University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology in South America |
| Institutions | National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution |
Betty Jane Meggers (December 5, 1921 – July 2, 2012) was an American archaeologist best known for her work in South America. She was considered influential at the Smithsonian Institution, where she was long associated in research,[1] and she wrote extensively about environment as a shaper of human cultures.
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