Albert Spaulding and Archaeological Method and Theory
- 1 July 1977
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Antiquity
- Vol. 42 (3) , 325-329
- https://doi.org/10.2307/279059
Abstract
My object here is to list and briefly discuss the themes which seem most important and most valuable in Albert Spaulding's contributions to archaeological method and theory. I have not attempted to be biographical, to deal with his substantive contributions to North American prehistory, or to be exhaustive in mentioning every good idea and useful suggestion he has put into print. My discussion is also incomplete because the flow of major contributions has not ceased. Al is still busy trying new things (Spaulding 1976) and assessing current archaeological fashions with clarity, vigor, and reason (Spaulding 1973,1974).Keywords
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