Pioneers in historical archaeology : breaking new ground /
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Plenum Press,
[1994]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Includes index. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 233 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| ISBN: | 9781489909558 (electronic bk.) 1489909559 (electronic bk.) |