Pioneers in Historical Archaeology: Breaking New Ground

Pioneers in Historical Archaeology: Breaking New Ground
ISBN-10
1489909559
ISBN-13
9781489909558
Category
Social Science
Pages
234
Language
English
Published
2013-06-29
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Stanley South

Description

In this unique volume, twelve pioneers of historical archaeology offer reminiscences of the early part of their respective careers, circa 1920 to 1940. Each scholar had to overcome numerous biases held by historians and archaeologists-thus each chapter documents a step in the field's march from a marginal to a mainstream discipline. The book makes for facinating reading for archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians of science, and reminds us of the words of C.H. Fairbanks: ''what is past is prelude; study the past. ''

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