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James W. (James William) Cambron

1920–1982

A printer by trade and an avocational archaeologist by passion, this mid-century researcher helped document prehistoric point types and excavation sites in Alabama and the wider mid-South. His work remains closely associated with practical field archaeology and artifact classification.

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Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I, Point Types

Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I, Point Types

by James W. (James William) Cambron, David C. (David Carlisle) Hulse

About the author

Born in Dellwood, North Carolina, in 1920, he later built a life that combined everyday work in printing with a serious commitment to archaeology. A University of Alabama authors record describes him as a printer and archaeologist, notes his World War II military service, and places much of his career in the printing business.

He is best known as the coauthor of Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I, Point Types, a reference work that became well known among collectors and archaeologists interested in projectile point identification. Records from library and archaeological databases also connect him with excavation reports and site studies in Alabama and the Tennessee Valley region.

Available sources portray him as an accomplished avocational archaeologist whose field knowledge earned lasting respect beyond his formal profession. He died in 1982.