Paradigms of the past : the story of Missouri archaeology /

Paradigms of the past : the story of Missouri archaeology /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	O'Brien, Michael J. (Michael John), 1950-
Imprint:	Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c1996.
Description:	xxviii, 561 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Indians of North America -- Missouri -- Antiquities. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Missouri -- History. Antiquities. Excavations (Archaeology) Indians of North America -- Antiquities. Missouri -- Antiquities. Missouri. History.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2388877

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ISBN:	0826210198 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 493-547) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Mound Builders and Amateur Scientists: The Pre-1880 Era
3. Mounds and the American Paleolithic: 1881-1910
4. The Birth of a Discipline: 1911-1940
5. Understanding Time, Space, and Form: 1941-1960
6. Salvage Archaeology and the Emergence of Environmental Studies: 1961-1976
7. Archaeology as Big Business: The Late 1970s
8. Archaeology as the Science of Artifacts: The 1980s and 1990s
9. Interpretation versus Explanation: A Reflection on Missouri Archaeology.