Mildred Mott Wedel
Mildred Mott Wedel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mildred Ingram Mott September 7, 1912 Marengo, Iowa, US |
| Died | September 4, 1995 (aged 82) |
| Spouse | Waldo Rudolph Wedel |
| Father | Frank Luther Mott |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa University of Chicago |
| Thesis | The Relation of Historic Indian Tribes to Archaeological Manifestations in Iowa |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | archeology ethnohistory |
| Main interests | Great Plains Siouan people |
Mildred Mott Wedel (née Mildred Ingram Mott; September 7, 1912 – September 4, 1995) was an American archeologist and ethnohistorian of the Great Plains. She was one of the first professionally trained female archaeologists and was distinguished in her field. Many of her publications were about the Siouan people, and wrote several important articles on French exploration in the Central and Southern Plains.