Philadelphia and the development of Americanist archaeology / edited by Don D. Fowler and David R. Wilcox.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Fowler, Don D., 1936-

Wilcox, David R., 1944-

Conference Name:

Gordon R. Willey Symposium on the History of American Archaeology (3rd : 2000 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology--History.

University of Pennsylvania.

Anthropology--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--Congresses.

Anthropology.

Archaeology--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--Congresses.

Archaeology.

Archaeologists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography--Congresses.

Archaeologists.

Archaeology--United States--History--Congresses.

Indians of North America--Antiquities--Congresses.

Indians of North America.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Intellectual life--Congresses.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

United States--Antiquities--Congresses.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For two and a half centuries, Philadelphians have been actively involved in archaeological research. In particular, three vital and venerable cultural institutions-the American Philosophical Society (founded 1743), the Academy of Natural Sciences (founded 1812), and the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania (founded 1893)-have nurtured the "systematic study of antiquities." The ten essays in this volume focus on Philadelphians who were concerned with Americanist archaeology, or the "archaeology of the New World." As Europeans, and later, Euroamericans, spre

Contents:

Drab doves take flight : the dilemmas of earl Americanist archaeology in Philadelphia / Curtis M. Hinsley

Toward consensus on the scope of archaeology : Daniel Garrison Brinton and the view from Philadelphia / Regna Darnell

Unsung visionary : Sara Yorke Stevenson and the development of archaeology in Philadelphia / Elin C. Danien and Elinor M. King

In the heat of controversy : C.C. Abott, the American Paleolithic, and the University Museum / David J. Meltzer

Restoring authenticity : Judging Frank Hamilton Cushing's veracity / David R. Wilcox

Clarence Bloomfield Moore : a Philadelphia archaeologist in the southeastern United States / Lawrence E. Aten and Jerald T. Milanich

Lucy L.W. Wilson, Ph.D. : an eastern educator and the southwestern Pueblos / Frances Joan Mathien

The second largest city in the English-speaking world : John L. Cotter and the historical archaeology of Philadelphia / Robert L. Schuyler

Archaeology, Philadelphia, and understanding nine-teenth century American culture / Steven Conn

Philarivarium / Alice Beck Keyhoe.

Notes:

Papers of the 3rd Gordon R. Willey Symposium on the History of American Archaeology, held in Philadelphia, Pa. in 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-230) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8463-4

OCLC:

650060124