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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the rights of the modern Indian tribes.
In 1920-1923 and 1927
he investigated the Cahokia mounds for
the University of Illi-
nois and explored the Etowah mounds of
Georgia in 1925-1927.
His contributions in the field of
archaeology and related sci-
ences gained him nation-wide
recognition. An honorary M.A.
degree was conferred upon him by
Dartmouth College in 1901
and honorary Doctor of Science degrees
by Oglethorpe in 1927
and Denison University in 19030 He was a
Fellow of the Amer-
ican Association for the Advancement of
Science; a member of
the American Anthropological
Association; had served as presi-
dent of the North American Civic League,
Boston, Massachusetts;
and was a trustee of the Peabody Museum,
Salem, Massachusetts.
In addition, he was identified with
various other historical or-
ganizations and groups in the East.
Dr. Moorehead, during his long
archaeological career, was the
author of numerous books in the field of
archaeology and con-
tributed many articles to historical and
archaeological publications.
Among the best-known of his printed
works for Ohio are
Primitive Man in Ohio and his various studies of Fort Ancient
in Warren County and the Hopewell Mound
Group in Ross
County. Among his more general books may
be mentioned: Pre-
historic Implements, The Stone Age in
North America, The
American Indian in the United States,
Stone Ornaments Used by
Indians in the United States and
Canada, and A Report on the
Archceology of Maine.
Dr. Moorehead was married to Miss Evelyn
Ludwig of Cir-
cleville, Ohio, in 1892. Besides his
widow he is survived by two
sons, Singleton Peabody Moorehead of
Williamsburg, Virginia,
and Ludwig King Moorehead of New Canaan,
Connecticut. He
is also survived by two sisters and a
brother, Miss Margaret
Moorehead, Mrs. Van der Veer Taylor and
William G. Moore-
head, all of whom make their residence
in Xenia, Ohio. He was
buried in the Woodland Cemetery of Xenia
on January 9, 1939.
R. G. M.