WARREN KING MOOREHEAD
Warren King Moorehead, noted
archaeologist and director of
the Department of American Archaeology
of Phillips Academy,
Andover, Massachusetts, for thirty-one
years, died in the Mas-
sachusetts General Hospital, Thursday,
January 5, 1939. Dr.
Moorehead, who had retired from Phillips
Academy in June 1938,
was taken ill while on a European tour
and had been in poor health
following his return.
Dr. Moorehead was a life member of the
Ohio State Archae-
ological and Historical Society, and
served as the curator of its
Museum from February, 1895, to August,
1897. During that
time he carried on archeological
explorations in the State and did
much to stimulate an interest in the
pre-historic remains of this
area. Although long absent from Ohio he
always retained his
keen interest in the archaeology of his
native state and kept in close
touch with his many local friends.
He was the son of Dr. William G.
Moorehead of the Xenia
Theological Seminary and Helen King
Moorehead, and was born
in Sienna, Italy, March 10, 1866. His
early years were spent in
Xenia where he was educated in the
public schools. He later
attended Denison University at Granville
and then spent three
years studying under Dr. Thomas Wilson
of the Smithsonian
Institution. His early archaeological
experience was gained in
Ohio where he conducted mound
explorations on his own initia-
tive for a period of four years.
Following this work he carried
on field investigations at Fort Ancient
that resulted in wide-spread
interest in this earthwork and played a
significant part in its
eventual preservation as a State
park. Later he supervised
field explorations in Ohio and other
states for Prof. F. W. Putnam
of Harvard University in connection with
the World's Columbian
Exposition of 2893 at Chicago.
Dr. Moorehead served as a member of the
U. S. Board of
Indian Commissioners for twenty-six
years and always maintained
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