ENGLISH

Pioneers in Historical Archaeology: Breaking New Ground

By J. C. Harrington (auth.) , Stanley South (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
1994
ISBN
978-1-4899-0957-2, 978-1-4899-0955-8
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4899-0955-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
29 MB (30597938 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
234\237
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-07-21 18:04:16
Archaeology

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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