Antonio J. Waring, Jr.

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name = Antonio Johnston Waring, Jr.


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birth_date = August 17, 1915
birth_place = Savannah, Georgia
death_date = March 21, 1964
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known_for = Archaeology
occupation = Medical Doctor
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Antonio Johnston Waring Jr. (August 17, 1915 – March 21, 1964), the son of Dr. Antonio Johnston Waring and Sue Cole Winburn, was born in Savannah, Georgia. Though a doctor by profession (he received his M.D. from the Yale Medical School in 1942), Waring was a lifetime enthusiast of archaeology. As Waring became more proficient at archaeology, many of his contemporaries in the profession ranked him among themselves.

Besides his own work in the field, Waring also assisted many archaeologists throughout Georgia. Some of the most important field work he participated in included excavations at the Kolomoki Mounds site in Early County, Georgia, directed by William H. Sears, and the Etowah site, under the lead of Lewis H. Larson. In 1948, Waring was named an Associate in Archaeology by the University of Georgia and helped the university submit an exhibit on “Southern Cult” art to the Bureau of American Ethnology.

During the last fifteen years of his life, Waring focused most of his interest on the “shell rings” of Sapelo Island off the Georgia coast. On March 21, 1964, Tono died of cancer. Many of his papers, both published and unpublished during his life, continue to be important resources for Georgia archaeologists. An invaluable resource to anyone interested in Georgia archaeology is a collection of his work entitled "The Waring Papers".

Further reading

* Williams, Stephen, Ed. "The Waring Papers". Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1967.