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Overview"Explores W. C. McKern's use of Linnaean taxonomy as the model for development of a pottery classification system By the early 20th century, North American archaeologists had found evidence of a plethora of prehistoric cultures displaying disparate geographic and chronological distributions. But there were no standards or algorithms for specifying when a culture was distinct or identical to another in a nearby or distant region. Will Carleton McKern of the Milwaukee Public Museum addressed this fundamental problem of cultural classification beginning in 1929. He modeled his solution--known as the Midwestern Taxonomic Method--on the Linnaean biological taxonomy because he wanted the ability to draw historical and cultural ""relationships"" among cultures. McKern was assisted during development of the method by Carl E. Guthe, Thorne Deuel, James B. Griffin, and William Ritchie. This book studies the 1930s correspondence between McKern and his contemporaries as they hashed out the method's nuances. It compares the several different versions of the method and examines the Linnaean biological taxonomy as it was understood and used at the time McKern adapted it to archaeological problems. Finally, this volume reveals how and why the method failed to provide the analytical solution envisioned by McKern and his colleagues and how it influenced the later development of Americanist archaeology." Full Product DetailsAuthor: R. Lee Lyman , Michael J. O'BrienPublisher: The University of Alabama Press Imprint: The University of Alabama Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9780817312220ISBN 10: 0817312226 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 30 November 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews(This) is the third in a series of books by Lyman and O'Brien that closely reexamine the contributions of the culture history paradigm to Americanist archaeology. . . . A well-researched, well-written work that covers an under-documented period in American archaeology. Â Southeastern Archaeology (This) is the third in a series of books by Lyman and O'Brien that closely reexamine the contributions of the culture history paradigm to Americanist archaeology. . . . A well-researched, well-written work that covers an under-documented period in American archaeology. — Southeastern Archaeology (This) is the third in a series of books by Lyman and O'Brien that closely reexamine the contributions of the culture history paradigm to Americanist archaeology. . . . A well-researched, well-written work that covers an under-documented period in American archaeology. Southeastern Archaeology An excellent account of the little-known history of the Midwestern Taxonomic, or McKern, System. This is the third book in a series by O'Brien and Lyman presenting documentation of aspects critical to the early history of Americanist archaeology and will be of great interest to students in the field. —Charles H. McNutt, University of Memphis An excellent account of the little-known history of the Midwestern Taxonomic, or McKern, System. This is the third book in a series by O'Brien and Lyman presenting documentation of aspects critical to the early history of Americanist archaeology and will be of great interest to students in the field. —Charles H. McNutt, University of Memphis (This) is the third in a series of books by Lyman and O'Brien that closely reexamine the contributions of the culture history paradigm to Americanist archaeology. . . . A well-researched, well-written work that covers an under-documented period in American archaeology. Â Southeastern Archaeology Author InformationR. Lee Lyman is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Missouri-Columbia and coeditor of Setting the Agenda for American Archaeology, Michael J. O'Brien is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Missouri-Columbia and coeditor of Changing Perspectives on the Archaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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