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LeRoy Johnson Jr.

1935 – 2011

American archaeologist

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Lived 1935 – 2011 (aged 75). LeRoy Johnson Jr. was an anthropologist and archaeologist.

LeRoy Johnson Jr. (September 10, 1935 in Lubbock, Texas – February 4, 2011 in Austin, Texas) was an American editor and research archeologist at the Texas Historical Commission, where he analyzed and reported on a series of major archeological excavations of prehistoric campsites in central Texas. Artifacts discovered at the Devil's Mouth site, in the Amistad Reservoir, Texas led Johnson to name the Plainview Golondrina point (now the Golondrina point) in 1964.

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Who was LeRoy Johnson Jr.?

American archaeologist

When was LeRoy Johnson Jr. born?

LeRoy Johnson Jr. was born on 10 September 1935.

When did LeRoy Johnson Jr. die?

LeRoy Johnson Jr. died on 4 February 2011.

What was LeRoy Johnson Jr.'s occupation?

LeRoy Johnson Jr. was an anthropologist and archaeologist.

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