A History of American Archaeology

by Willey, Gordon R.; Sabloff, Jeremy A.

• ISBN13: 9780716723714
• ISBN10: 0716723719
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-02-01
• Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition	viii	(2)
Preface to the Second Edition	x	(2)
Preface to the First Edition	xii
CHAPTER ONE Introduction	0	(12)
The Nature of Archaeology	0	(1)
Archaeology in World Historical Perspective	1	(4)
American Archaeology: A Definition	5	(1)
The Present Book	6	(6)
CHAPTER TWO The Speculative Period (1492-1840)	12	(26)
A Definition of the Period	12	(3)
The Americas: Discovery and Origins of the Native Americans	15	(4)
The Early Chroniclers and Historical Interests	19	(2)
The Explorers and the Armchair Speculators	21	(10)
The Forerunners of an Established Discipline of Archaeology	31	(4)
An Appraisal and Signs for the Future	35	(3)
CHAPTER THREE The Classificatory-Descriptive Period (1840-1914)	38	(58)
A Definition of the Period	38	(1)
Archaeological Research in North America	39	(25)
Archaeological Research in Middle America	64	(11)
Archaeological Research in South America	75	(11)
The Development of Concepts and Methods	86	(10)
CHAPTER FOUR The Classificatory-Historical Period: The Concern with Chronology (1914-1940)	96	(56)
A Definition of the Period	96	(1)
The Stratigraphic Revolution	97	(11)
Seriation	108	(9)
Typology and Artifact (Pottery) Classification	117	(4)
Culture-Classification Schemes	121	(4)
The Direct-Historical Approach	125	(2)
Area Synthesis: The Goal	127	(10)
Interareal Considerations	137	(4)
Considerations of the Early Peopling of the Americas	141	(2)
Field Methods and Techniques	143	(4)
Appraisal of Trends	147	(5)
CHAPTER FIVE The Classificatory-Historical Period: The Concern with Context and Function (1940-1960)	152	(62)
A Definition of the Period	152	(2)
The First Dissatisfactions	154	(2)
Context and Function: Artifacts as Behavior	156	(16)
Settlement Patterns	172	(4)
Culture and Environment	176	(6)
Scientific Aids from Other Disciplines	182	(6)
The Continued Concern with Chronology and Time-Space Synthesis	188	(16)
Historical and Developmental Concepts	204	(4)
Summary	208	(6)
CHAPTER SIX The Modern Period: New and Continuing Ways of Explaining and Understanding the Past (1960-1992)	214	(98)
A Definition of the Period	214	(2)
The New Archaeology	216	(15)
Some Archaeological Researches of the 1960s	231	(11)
Consolidating and Broadening the New Archaeological Agenda	242	(15)
Mainstream Accomodations to the New Archaeology	257	(40)
Postprocessual Reactions to the New Archaeology	297	(15)
Epilogue	312	(6)
Bibliography	318	(54)
Name Index	372	(7)
Subject Index	379