Lewis H. LARSON Jr.

Always remember Dr. Lewis Larson as a great professional and wonderful friend. Developed a close working relation on Georgia Archaeological Research Design (GARD) project.

In the early to mid 80's, I was hitch-hiking from Swainsboro, Ga to Macon, Ga. While walking, I came to a sand ridge near the Ohoopee river. I spent an hour walking that ridge but I found a very nice serrated Dalton point. I left there headed on up the highway towards the interstate. When I got to the interstate, I started thumbing again. A man pulled over in a pickup and let me in then headed on towards Macon. As we rode, he ask me where I came from and I told him I had...

It was a great privilege to have Dr Larson as a friend & mentor first as a 5th grader in high school where my School Superintendent Father, who could always recognize a great teacher & intellect, provided him the top floor of the old Cherokee high school as his first lab in Cartersville, ga for Etowah artifacts.
At 11 I would scurry up the steps & into the 700-1500 AD world of the ancients, sight unseen, at recess. Many of us local boys were
to benefit from our exposure to his...

Dr. Larson was certainly a giant in the field of Southeastern Archaeology. His absence will definitely become obvious.

Lew made great contributions to Georgia's history and pre-history with his service as State Archaeologist and his work on the state review board.

One of the legends of Southeastern archaeology. He will be remembered.

I had the pleasure of studying anthropology under Dr. Larson and working by his side. He shaped many of the ideas I have about archaeology today. He will be missed.
Dave Davis

I had the distinct pleasure of working with Larson since 1974, when I first joined the National Park Service. Always helpful and professional.

He was an inspiring professor who motivated many to pursue archaeology, Anthropolgy and teaching. He'll be missed but rememebered by his former studets