Name/Title
History of American Archaeology, AEntry/Object ID
L1986.30.11Description
A History of American Archaeology provides a history of the development of the discipline of archaeology as it has been, and is being, practiced in the Americas. The contents are broken down into these periods: TheS peculative Period (1492-1840); Classificatory-Descriptive Period (1840-1914); The Classifcatory-Historical Period: The Concern with Chronology (1914-1940); The Classificatory-Historical Period: The Concern with Context and Function (1940-1960); and the Explanatory Period (1960-- ). Under these Periods various subjects are found such as: Indian origins, explorers, archaeological research, typology and artifact classification. settlement patterns, and culture and environment.
252/Softbound/Illustrations/Maps/Photographs/Tables.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Anthropology, Ethnology, Typology, Artifacts, Historic, Prehistoric, North America, South America, Latin America, Native AmericanBook Details
Author
Willey, Gordon R. and Jeremy A. SabloffPlace Published
City
San FranciscoState/Province
CaliforniaDate Published
1973Call No.
Archaeology WIISBN
73-17493?lccn revrsLCCN
0-7167-0266-5Notes
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