In this landmark book, experienced scholars take a retrospective
look at the developing routes that have brought American
archaeologists into the 21st century.
In 1996, the Society for American Archaeology's Committee on the
History of Archaeology established a biennial symposium
named after Gordon R. Willey, one of the fathers of American
archaeology, to focus on the history of the discipline. This volume
grew out of the
second symposium, presented at the 1998 meeting of the Society for
American Archaeology.
Interest in the intellectual history of the field is certainly
nothing new--the first such volume appeared in 1856--but
previously, focus has been on individuals and their theories and
methods, or on various government agencies that supported,
developed, or mandated
excavations in North America. This volume, however, focuses on the
roots of Americanist archaeology, including its pre-1915 European
connections, and on some of the earliest work by women
archaeologists, which has been largely overlooked.
Full of valuable insights for archaeologists and
anthropologists--both professional and amateur--into the history
and
development of Americanist archaeology, New Perspectives will also
inspire and serve as a model for future research.
David Browman is Professor of Anthropology and Chair of the
Interdisciplinary Program in Archaeology at Washington University.
Stephen Williams is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Harvard
University.
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