author
D. E. (Dennis E.) Peterson
b. 1906
Known from library records as D. E. Peterson, born in 1906, he is credited with helping bring the story of Oklahoma's remarkable Spiro Mounds to a wider audience. His surviving published work points to a practical, research-minded writer interested in archaeology and regional history.
1 Audiobook
Spiro Mounds: Prehistoric Gateway ... Present-Day Enigma
by Don G. Wyckoff, D. E. (Dennis E.) Peterson
About the author
Available public records for this author are very limited, but catalog and library sources consistently identify him as Peterson, D. E. (Dennis E.), 1906-. He is best known as the co-author, with archaeologist Don G. Wyckoff, of Spiro Mounds: Prehistoric Gateway... Present-Day Enigma.
That book was created in connection with a traveling exhibition presented by the Stovall Museum of Science and History and the Oklahoma Archaeological Survey. It introduces readers to the Spiro site in Oklahoma, an important center of prehistoric culture in North America, and helps explain its archaeological importance in clear, accessible terms.
Beyond those confirmed details, little biographical information appears to be readily available online. Still, the work associated with his name suggests a writer who contributed to public understanding of archaeology by helping interpret a major American site for general readers.