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Pioneers in historical archaeology : breaking new ground /

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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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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: South, Stanley A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1994]
Subjects:
Archaeology and history > United States.
Historic sites > Conservation and restoration > United States.
United States > Antiquities > Collection and preservation.
Archéologie et histoire > États-Unis.
Lieux historiques > Conservation et restauration > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Antiquités > Collections et conservation.
Archeologie.
Antiquities > Collection and preservation.
Archaeology and history.
Historic sites > Conservation and restoration.
United States.
Archaeology > History
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From architraves to artifacts: a metamorphosis / J.C. Harrington
  • Beginnings / John L. Cotter
  • St. Francis at Awatovi / J.O. Brew
  • The Phoenix of the north / Kenneth E. Kidd
  • Missions and mills / John W. Griffin
  • Ventures into the unknown / Hale G. Smith
  • Bead typology: the development of a concept / Roderick Sprague
  • Historical archaeology through the back door / Carlyle S. Smith
  • Historical archaeology as I saw it: 1935-1970 / George I. Quimby
  • Culture, Beigabe, and history / Robert S. Neitzel
  • The archaeologist and the crew: from the maountains to the sea / Stanley South
  • Frizzens of btass, ala / Edward B. Jelks
  • Path to prelude: "What is past is prelude; study the past" / Charles H. Fairbanks.