Documentary Archaeology in the New World

Author: Beaudry, Mary Carolyn, Ashmore, Wendy, Audouze, Francoise, Broodbank, Cyprian, Murray, Tim, Renfrew,

USA

Published on 25 June 1993 by CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United Kingdom as part of 'the New Directions in Archaeology' series.

Paperback / softback | 228 pages, 29 Tables, unspecified; 42 Maps; 22 Halftones, unspecified; 26 Line drawings, unspecified
275 x 218 | 523g

Designed to appeal to a broad spectrum of archaeologists and historians, Documentary Archaeology in the New World outlines a fresh approach to the archaeological study of the historic cultures of North America which places history alongside anthropology, cultural geography, and a whole range of cognate disciplines. The authors' common belief is that historical archaeologists must develop their own frameworks for interpretation through exhaustive documentary research rather than simply borrow models from colleagues working in the prehistoric past.