Background
Evans, Clifford was born on June 13, 1920 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Clifford and Pearl (Weiss) Evans.
Evans, Clifford was born on June 13, 1920 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Clifford and Pearl (Weiss) Evans.
Associate of Arts, San Bernardino Junior College, 1939. Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Southern California, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1947.
Assistant archaeology, department anthropology Columbia, 1946-1948. Instructor anthropology University of Virginia, 1949-1951. Associate curator division archaeology United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1951-1962, curator division archaeology, 1962-1969, department chairman anthropology, 1969-1975, curator South. American archaeology, 1975-1981.
Archeological field work, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, British Guiana, Ponape, Caroline Islands, Dominica in Lesser Antilles.
Served to Second lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945. Member American Anthropological Association, Anthropological Society Washington, Association Tropical Biology (secretary-treasurer 1971-1981), Institute Andean Research (president 1960-1965), Society American Archaeology, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Betty J. Meggers, September 13, 1946.