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The Rise and Fall of Culture History

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  • © 1997

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  1. R. Lee Lyman

    1. University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia

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  2. Michael J. O’Brien

    1. University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia

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  3. Robert C. Dunnell

    1. University of Washington, Seattle

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-12

  3. Before Culture History

    Pages 13-31

  4. The Birth of Culture History

    Pages 33-72

  5. After the Revolution

    Pages 73-120

  6. Artifact Classification and Seriation

    Pages 121-158

  7. Classification of Artifact Aggregates

    Pages 159-205

  8. Culture History, Cultural Anthropology, and Cultural Evolution

    Pages 207-225

  9. An Ending Note

    Pages 227-231

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 233-271
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`This engaging work describes one of the most important times in the history of American archaeology... The writing and editing are excellent; arguments are presented clearly, concisely, and completely... The material will be of most interest to serious students of archaeological interpretation. Upper-division undergraduates and above.'
Choice, February 1998
`This Book not only provides a detailed assessment of the early history of American archaeology, it offers insight into how to use that history to current advantage. I recommend the volume to archaeologists interested in understanding major contributions to American archaeology of both culture and Darwinian evolutionary archaeology. '
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 38:1 (2002)
`...should also play a significant role in reminding current archaeologists of the forgotten and unappreciated complexities of the Americanist cultural historical paradigm as it developed during the first 60 or so years of the 20th century. The Rise and Fall of Culture History and Americanist Culture: Fundamentals of Time, Space, and Form together form the most comprehensive and focused commentary on theoretical developments in American archaeology between 1900 and 1960. Lyman, O'Brien, and Dunnell effectively mix a chronological study of the paradigm's development with topical discussions of artifact classification methods and classifications of artifact aggregates. The greatest strength...is its focus on the intricate logic and thinking behind the development of categories and measurements of archaeological data that could be applied to questions of anthropological interest.'
North American Archaeologist, 22:4 (2001)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia

    R. Lee Lyman, Michael J. O’Brien

  • University of Washington, Seattle

    Robert C. Dunnell

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Rise and Fall of Culture History

  • Authors: R. Lee Lyman, Michael J. O’Brien, Robert C. Dunnell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b102509

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45537-7Published: 30 June 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45538-4Published: 30 June 1997

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-585-30452-6Published: 27 July 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 271

  • Topics: Archaeology

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