History of American Archaeology, A

Name/Title

History of American Archaeology, A

Entry/Object ID

L1986.30.11

Description

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

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Anthropology, Ethnology, Typology, Artifacts, Historic, Prehistoric, North America, South America, Latin America, Native American

Book Details

Author

Willey, Gordon R. and Jeremy A. Sabloff

Place Published

City

San Francisco

State/Province

California

Date Published

1973

Call No.

Archaeology WI

ISBN

73-17493?lccn revrs

LCCN

0-7167-0266-5

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good