A History of American Archaeology,9780716723714

A History of American Archaeology

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780716723714
ISBN10: 0716723719
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1993-02-01
Publisher(s): Macmillan Higher Education
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Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition viii(2)
Preface to the Second Edition x(2)
Preface to the First Edition xii
CHAPTER ONE Introduction
0(12)
The Nature of Archaeology
0(1)
Archaeology in World Historical Perspective
1(4)
American Archaeology: A Definition
5(1)
The Present Book
6(6)
CHAPTER TWO The Speculative Period (1492-1840)
12(26)
A Definition of the Period
12(3)
The Americas: Discovery and Origins of the Native Americans
15(4)
The Early Chroniclers and Historical Interests
19(2)
The Explorers and the Armchair Speculators
21(10)
The Forerunners of an Established Discipline of Archaeology
31(4)
An Appraisal and Signs for the Future
35(3)
CHAPTER THREE The Classificatory-Descriptive Period (1840-1914)
38(58)
A Definition of the Period
38(1)
Archaeological Research in North America
39(25)
Archaeological Research in Middle America
64(11)
Archaeological Research in South America
75(11)
The Development of Concepts and Methods
86(10)
CHAPTER FOUR The Classificatory-Historical Period: The Concern with Chronology (1914-1940)
96(56)
A Definition of the Period
96(1)
The Stratigraphic Revolution
97(11)
Seriation
108(9)
Typology and Artifact (Pottery) Classification
117(4)
Culture-Classification Schemes
121(4)
The Direct-Historical Approach
125(2)
Area Synthesis: The Goal
127(10)
Interareal Considerations
137(4)
Considerations of the Early Peopling of the Americas
141(2)
Field Methods and Techniques
143(4)
Appraisal of Trends
147(5)
CHAPTER FIVE The Classificatory-Historical Period: The Concern with Context and Function (1940-1960)
152(62)
A Definition of the Period
152(2)
The First Dissatisfactions
154(2)
Context and Function: Artifacts as Behavior
156(16)
Settlement Patterns
172(4)
Culture and Environment
176(6)
Scientific Aids from Other Disciplines
182(6)
The Continued Concern with Chronology and Time-Space Synthesis
188(16)
Historical and Developmental Concepts
204(4)
Summary
208(6)
CHAPTER SIX The Modern Period: New and Continuing Ways of Explaining and Understanding the Past (1960-1992)
214(98)
A Definition of the Period
214(2)
The New Archaeology
216(15)
Some Archaeological Researches of the 1960s
231(11)
Consolidating and Broadening the New Archaeological Agenda
242(15)
Mainstream Accomodations to the New Archaeology
257(40)
Postprocessual Reactions to the New Archaeology
297(15)
Epilogue 312(6)
Bibliography 318(54)
Name Index 372(7)
Subject Index 379

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