Umfang:
XVIII, 572 S.
,
Ill.. Kt.
ISBN:
9780803268425
Serie:
Critical studies in the history of anthropology
Inhalt:
Prologue: historicizing the origins of American archaeology -- American antiquities: a grand theme for speculation -- Rediscovering the mounds: scientific enquiry and the westward movement -- Antiquaries, ideas, and institutions: more testimony from the mounds -- A dialectical discourse: constructing the mound builder paradigm -- American archaeology: an infant science emerges -- Origin, era, and region: an expanding field of archaeological enquiry -- Archaeology as anthropology: the coming of the curators and professors
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Prologue: historicizing the origins of American archaeologyAmerican antiquities: a grand theme for speculation -- Rediscovering the mounds: scientific enquiry and the westward movement -- Antiquaries, ideas, and institutions: more testimony from the mounds -- A dialectical discourse: constructing the mound builder paradigm -- American archaeology: an infant science emerges -- Origin, era, and region: an expanding field of archaeological enquiry -- Archaeology as anthropology: the coming of the curators and professors.
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Geschichte
Schlagwort(e):
Nordamerika
;
Archäologie
