Pioneers in Historical Archaeology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. From Architraves to Artifacts

   • J. C. Harrington

   Pages 1-14

3. Beginnings

   • John L. Cotter

   Pages 15-25

4. St. Francis at Awatovi

   • J. O. Brew

   Pages 27-47

5. The Phoenix of the North

   • Kenneth E. Kidd

   Pages 49-65

6. Missions and Mills

   • John W. Griffin

   Pages 67-77

7. Ventures into the Unknown

   • Hale G. Smith

   Pages 79-84

8. Bead Typology

   • Roderick Sprague

   Pages 85-101

9. Historical Archaeology through the Back Door

   • Carlyle S. Smith

   Pages 103-112

10. Historical Archaeology as I Saw It: 1935–1970

    • George I. Quimby

    Pages 113-124

11. Culture, Beigabe, and History

    • Robert S. Neitzel

    Pages 125-163

12. The Archaeologist and the Crew

    • Stanley South

    Pages 165-187

13. Frizzens of Brass, Alas

    • Edward B. Jelks

    Pages 189-195

14. Path to Prelude

    • Charles H. Fairbanks

    Pages 197-217

15. Back Matter

    Pages 219-233

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In this unique volume, twelve pioneers of historical archaeology offer reminiscences of the early part of their respective careers, circa 1920 to 1940. Each scholar had to overcome numerous biases held by historians and archaeologists-thus each chapter documents a step in the field's march from a marginal to a mainstream discipline. The book makes for facinating reading for archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians of science, and reminds us of the words of C.H. Fairbanks: ''what is past is prelude; study the past. ''

• archaeology
• artifacts
• historical archaeology

• South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA

  Stanley South

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