1st Edition

Historical Archaeology A Guide to Substantive and Theoretical Contributions

By Robert Schuyler Copyright 1978
    302 Pages
    by Routledge

    304 Pages
    by Routledge

    A sourcebook devoted to historical archaeology, a significant field of study which blends together the theories and methods of anthropology, history, and archaeology.

    Preface
     Contributors
     Acknowledgments and Sources

    PART 1 Emergence and Definition a New Discipline
     Introduction
     Archaeology as an Auxiliary Science to American History J.C. Harrington
     Relation of Archaeology and History Carl Russell Fish
     Historic Objects as Sources of History Carl P. Russell
     The Study of Historic Archaeology in America Arthur Woodward
     Symposium on Role of Archaeology in Historical Research, Summary and Analysis John L. Cotter
     End Products of Historic Sites Archaeology John W. Griffin
     On the Meaning of Historic Sites Archaeology Bernard L. Fontana
     Historical and Historic Sites Archaeology as Anthropology: Basic Definitions and Relationships    Robert L. Schuyler

    PART 2 Subfields of Historical Archaeology
     Introduction
     The Renaissance Foundations of Anthropology John Howland Rowe
     The Society for Medieval Archaeology D.B. Harden
     The Origins of the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology K.J. Barton
     Late Man in North America: Archaeology of European Americans James F. Deetz
     Industrial Archaeology: Retrospect and Prospect R.A. Buchanan
     Islamic Archaeology, an Introduction Oleg Grabar

    PART 3 Substantive Contributions
     Introduction
     Dating Stem Fragments of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Clay Tobacco Pipes J.C. Harrington
     A New Method of Calculating Dates from Kaolin Pipe Stem Samples Lewis R. Binford
     Evolution and Horizon as Revealed in Ceramic Analysis in Historical Archaeology Stanley South Death's Head, Cherub, Urn and Willow James F. Deetz and Edwin S. Dethlefsen
     New Light on Washington's Fort Necessity J.C. Harrington
     The Archaeology of Nineteenth-Century British Imperialism: An Australian Case Study Jim Allen
     Probate Inventories: An Evaluation from the Perspective of Zooarchaeology and Agricultural History at Mott Farm Joanne Bowen
     Archaeological Investigations at La Purísima Mission James F. Deetz
     Archaeology as the Science of Technology: Mormon Town Plans and Fences Mark P. Leone

    PART 4 Theoretical Positions
     Introduction
     The Why, What, and Who of Historical Archaeology Ivor Noël Hume
     Historic Archaeology—Methods and Principles Iain C. Walker
     Some Thoughts on Theory and Method in Historical Archaeology Clyde D. Dollar
     Binford, Science, and History: The Probabilistic Variability of Explicated Epistemology and Nomothetic Paradigms in Historical Archaeology Iain C. Walker
     A Reply to "Some Thoughts on Theory and Method in Historical Archaeology" Bernard L. Fontana
     The Crisis of Identity: Theory in Historic Sites Archaeology Charles E. Cleland and James E. Fitting
     "Evolution and Horizon as Revealed in Ceramic Analysis in Historical Archaeology"—a Step Toward the Development of Archaeological Science Lewis R. Binford

    PART 5 Future Trends
     Introduction
     Exploring Analytical Techniques Stanley South
     A Discussion of the Contrasts in the Developments of the Settlements at Fort Michilimackinac under British and French Rule Lewis R. Binford
     The Spoken Word, the Written Word, Observed Behavior and Preserved Behavior: the Contexts Available to the Archaeologist Robert L. Schuyler
     The Use of Oral and Documentary Sources in Historical Archaeology: Ethnohistory at the Mott Farm Marley Brown
     A Cognitive Historical Model for American Material Culture: 1620-1835 James F. Deetz
     

     

    Biography

    Robert Schuyler is Associate Curator-In-Charge, Historical Archaeology Section, Penn Museum.