Title Theodore E. White and the development of zooarchaeology in North America / R. Lee Lyman

Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Series Critical studies in the history of anthropology Critical studies in the history of anthropology. Contents 1. Why Theodore E. White? -- 2. White's academic training and work history -- 3. White's contributions to paleontology -- 4. The emergence of North American zooarchaeology -- 5. Zooarchaeologists' knowledge and opinions of White -- 6. White's programmatic statements -- 7. White's substantive and methodological contributions -- 8. Theodore E. White and the emergence of anthropological zooarchaeology -- Appendix: "Observations on the butchering technique of some aboriginal peoples. No. 10, Bison bone from the Oldham Site," by Theodore E. White Summary "Theodore E. White and the Development of Zooarchaeology in North America illuminates the researcher and his lasting contribution to a field that has largely ignored him in its history. The few brief histories of North American zooarchaeology suggest that Paul W. Parmalee, John E. Guilday, Elizabeth S. Wing, and Stanley J. Olsen laid the foundation of the field. Only occasionally is Theodore White (1905-77) included, yet his research is instrumental for understanding the development of zooarchaeology in North America. R. Lee Lyman works to fill these gaps in the historical record and revisits some of White's analytical innovations from a modern perspective. A comparison of publications shows that not only were White's zooarchaeological articles first in print in archaeological venues but that he was also, at least initially, more prolific than his contemporaries. While the other "founders" of the field were anthropologists, White was a paleontologist by training who studied long-extinct animals and their evolutionary histories. In working with remains of modern mammals, the typical paleontological research questions were off the table simply because the animals under study were too recent. And yet White demonstrated clearly that scholars could infer significant information about human behaviors and cultures. Lyman presents a biography of Theodore White as a scientist and a pioneer in the emerging field of modern anthropological zooarchaeology."-- Provided by publisher "An exploration into the origins of zooarchaeology in North America and Theodore E. White's role as a founding father"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject White, Theodore Elmer, 1905-1977. SUBJECT White, Theodore Elmer, 1905- White, Theodore Elmer, 1905-1977 fast Subject Animal remains (Archaeology) -- North America Paleontologists -- Biography Zoologists -- Biography SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. Animal remains (Archaeology) Paleontologists Zoologists North America Genre/Form Biographies Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book LC no. 2016009465 ISBN 9780803290525 0803290527 9780803290532 0803290535 9780803290549 0803290543

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