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Ripley P. Bullen

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sometimes referred to as the Bullen Medal, was established by the University of Florida to honor outstanding students within the archeological field. The Bullen Award is given in honor of Ripley P. Bullen for his work with the Florida Museum. The recipients of the Bullen Award are chosen by the Florida Museum's university teaching committee. The award is bestowed to students involved with or conducting museum based research for excellence in research of the anthropology of Florida and the Caribbean Basin.
220:. A few years later, in 1929, they married. The couple raised two sons, Dana Ripley II and Pierce Kendall. Bullen was also a grandfather of four. Mrs. Bullen worked alongside her husband on numerous projects including the founding of their publishing company, Kendall Books. She also researched and wrote articles with her husband. 342:
In the late 1960s Bullen began developing his point typology of Floridian prehistory to aid fellow archaeologists with point classification. The first report of Bullen's Florida projectile point classification was presented to the Florida Anthropological Society in 1967. The presentation went so well
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Bullen guided the department as chairman for seventeen years until his retirement in 1973. Although officially retired, he continued to work and was honored as Curator Emeritus at the University of Florida in 1976. The "Bullen Medal for outstanding future anthropologists" was established in his honor
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In 1948 Bullen and his family made the long move south to Florida, where he accepted an offer to become an assistant archaeologist for the Florida Board of Park and Historic Memorials. A few years later, the Florida Museum of Natural History established an Anthropology Department, and Bullen became
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The first edition recognized a wide range of projectile point types. The number continued to grow as Bullen continued his research on the subject. In 1975, with much more researched point types, Bullen published the second edition of his point guide through Kendall Books, a company formed together
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In March 1976, Bullen was awarded a degree of Doctorate of Science by the University of Florida. This honorary degree was in recognition of his many contributions to the archaeological world, especially work completed in Florida and for the university. In the same year the Ripley P. Bullen award,
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in 1968. In the introduction of his collection, Bullen stated, "students of projectile points wished considerably more detailed information than had been originally contemplated. At the risk of making this guide too lengthy, the author has tried to please all, partially if not completely" (Bullen
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In 1956, Bullen accepted the chairmanship of the Department of Social Sciences at the Florida Museum of Natural History. While chairing the department, Bullen participated in a number of excavations sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation and the
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quarry in 1939. Bullen's first jump into professional archeology was as an organizer for the Massachusetts Archaeological Society, where he would give numerous presentations about his work and findings to that organization and at meetings of the
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its first archaeologist. With the creation of the department, many of Bullen's excavation collections as well as other collections and records from the Florida Park Service were relocated to the Museum of Natural History.
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In 1940, after working for the General Electric Company for fifteen years, Bullen left his job to professionally pursue archaeology. He worked for the Robert S. Peabody Foundation for Archaeology at
292:. Bullen rose to some prominence through his many published articles during his time with the Robert S. Peabody Foundation, where he created the basic cultural chronology for eastern Massachusetts. 255:
During his tenure at GE, Bullen continued his fascination with archaeology. Finding time between being a father and his paying job at GE, he managed to participate in his first excavation at a
252:. Over the next decade he worked in their engineering research department before he transitioned into sales for General Electric, where he worked in New York and Massachusetts for a few years. 729: 206:. Referred to as "Rip" by his childhood friends, a name that would stick with him throughout his life, Bullen was always known for his enthusiasm towards anything that he pursued. 408:"Excavations in Northeastern Massachusetts" 1949 (Ripley P. Bullen). Papers of the Robert S. Peabody Foundation for Archaeology, Philips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. 744: 724: 452:"Ceramic periods of St. Thomas and St. John islands, Virgin Islands". 1962. (Ripley P. Bullen). The William L. Bryant Foundation, American Studies, Report 4. 739: 411:"The Safety Harbor site, Pinellas County, Florida". 1950. (Ripley P. Bullen and J.W. Griffin). Florida Anthropological Society, Publications 2. (42 pp.) 384:"Further notes on the Dolly Bond steatite quarry". 1940. (Ripley P. Bullen). Society for American Archaeology, Notebook, November, pp. 158–160. 734: 285: 455:"Archaeological research at Grenada, West Indies". 1964. (Ripley P. Bullen). American Philosophical Society, Yearbook 1963, pp. 511–514. 343:
that the projectile point classification system which started as a reference guide grew to a small monograph and was then published by the
534:"Were there pre-Columbian cultural contacts between Florida and the West Indies: the archaeological evidence". 1974. (Ripley P. Bullen). 323:
guide of Florida's prehistoric cultures, which was first published in 1968. This became his most notable and most widely cited work.
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Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress for the Study of Pre-Columbian Cultures of the Lesser Antilles, Guadeloupe
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Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress for the Study of Pre-Columbian Cultures of the Lesser Antilles, Antigua
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with his wife. The Bullen Projectile Point Typology remains a key tool for Florida and southeastern archaeologists.
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Fiber-tempered pottery in southeastern United States and northern Columbia: its origins, context, and significance
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From 1970 to 1976, Bullen became the head editor of the Florida Anthropological Society's journal, the
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Florida Museum of Natural History. "History of the Florida Collections." Retrieved Mar 26, 2011, from
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Bullen met his life partner, Adelaide Kendall, while working in Massachusetts. Adelaide Kendall was a
719: 714: 67: 313: 605: 554:"Pre-Columbian trade in eastern United States as viewed from Florida". 1978. (Ripley P. Bullen). 435:"An archaeological survey of Amelia Island, Florida". 1952. (Ripley P. Bullen and J.W. Griffin). 289: 241: 171: 414:"The Johns Island site, Hernando County, Florida". 1950. (A.K. Bullen and Ripley P. Bullen). 320: 273: 249: 237: 183: 492:"A worked mammoth bone from Florida". 1970. (Ripley P. Bullen, S.D. Webb and B.I. Waller). 187: 179: 394:"A proposed Massachusetts projectile point classification". 1943. (Ripley P. Bullen). 708: 203: 159: 513:"An engraving tool from north Florida". 1972. (Ripley P. Bullen and M.T. Wallace). 217: 401:"Suggestions of stratigraphy in eastern Massachusetts". 1946. (Ripley P. Bullen). 692: 524:. 1972. (Ripley P. Bullen). Florida Anthropological Society, Publications 6:9-33. 482:. 1968. (Ripley P. Bullen). Florida State Museum, Gainesville, Florida. (50 pp.) 229: 175: 128: 503:. 1971. (Ripley P. Bullen). University of Florida Press, Gainesville. 33:61-66. 472:"Two ancient Florida dugout canoes". 1967. (Ripley P. Bullen and H.K. Brooks). 698: 644: 664: 280:, for the next eight years. While in that position, Bullen took part in the 256: 506:"The Sarasota County Mound, Englewood, Florida". 1971. (Ripley P. Bullen). 655:
Bullen, Adelaide K. Bibliography of Ripley P. Bullen. 1978. Kendall Books.
167: 485:"Beveled stemmed points from Tampa Bay". 1969. (Ripley P. Bullen). 428:"Certain small triangular arrow points". 1951. (Ripley P. Bullen). 458:"Archaeological chronology of Grenada". 1965. (Ripley P. Bullen). 544:. 1975. (Ripley P. Bullen). Kendall Books, Gainesville. (62 pp.) 606:
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Wilkerson, Jeffery K. 1978. Bullen, Ripley, Pierce 1902-1976.
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At an early age Bullen was interested in both archaeology and
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in 1925. Later that year, Bullen landed his first job with
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A guide to the identification of Florida projectile points
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A guide to the identification of Florida projectile points
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A guide to the identification of Florida projectile points
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A few years later, Bullen began to compile research for a
527:"Pre-Columbian dogs in the Lesser and Greater Antilles". 679:. Florida State Museum, Gainesville, Florida. (50 pp.) 547:"Culture areas and climaxes in Antillean prehistory". 387:"An anthropological world". 1942. (Ripley P. Bullen). 421:"History along route AlA". 1951. (Ripley P. Bullen). 198:
Ripley Pierce Bullen was born September 21, 1902, in
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Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences
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Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society
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Winthrop, Massachusetts
Gainesville, Florida
Selected book, monographs, and articles
Dana Bullen
Awards and honors
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
archaeologist
Southeastern United States
Florida
American Southwest
New England
Central America
Greater
Lesser Antilles
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Bay State
cultural
physical
anthropologist
engineering
Schenectady High School
New York
Cornell University
mechanical engineering
General Electric
steatite
Society for American Archaeology
Phillips Academy
Andover, Massachusetts

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