All due respect to Bob Schuyler, but he is decidedly NOT the father of
historical archaeology, nor do I think he would make a claim to be.

Bob's work on the history of historical archaeology has clearly established
the origins of the field  further back than anyone in what I think Bob has
referred to as the "second generation" of historical archaeologists.

This is one reason why the lifetime achievement award for historical
archaeologists is the *J. C. Harrington Award and Medal*.



On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Anita Cohen-Williams <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Geoff,
>
> The source is Dr. Schuyler's book, Historical Archaeology. IMHO, Bob
> is the father of Historical Archaeology as a discipline.
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 3:12 PM, geoff carver <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > OK: so where did this definition come from? It must come from somewhere,
> > have a source, someone you can cite...
> > But that still leaves me hanging: part of what I'm doing is historical
> > (although I'd normally call the 19th & 20th century stuff "modern"), part
> > medieval, part Classical, & possibly some prehistoric... except that the
> > relation between historical & prehistoric...
> > I'm confused... just give me the source & I'll read it myself
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > Historical Archaeology is the archaeology of the Modern World (AD [or
> > if you prefer CE] 1400 to the Present
> >
>
>
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