Description
Book Synopsis In a dynamic near half-century career of insight, engagement, and instruction, Kent G. Lightfoot transformed North American archaeology through his innovative ideas, robust collaborations, thoughtful field projects, and mentoring of numerous students. Authors emphasize the multifarious ways Lightfoot impacted—and continues to impact—approaches to archaeological inquiry, anthropological engagement, Indigenous issues, and professionalism. Four primary themes include: negotiations of intercultural entanglements in pluralistic settings; transformations of temporal and spatial archaeological dimensions, as well as theoretical and methodological innovations; engagement with contemporary people and issues; and leading by example with honor, humor, and humility. These reflect the remarkable depth, breadth, and growth in Lightfoot’s career, despite his unwavering stylistic devotion to Hawaiian shirts.
Trade Review “As the title suggests, this [ ] volume aims to give equal weight to the honoree’s pioneering scholarly achievements and his character. Attention to the latter that resonates loudly in personal anecdotes recounted in chapters written by cohorts of former (and some current) students as well as colleagues is what distinguishes this volume from many others in this genre of writing that focus primarily on scholarship.” • Patricia E. Rubertone, Brown University
Table of Contents Foreword
Margaret Conkey
Introduction
Lynne Goldstein and Seth Mallios
Part I: Archaeologies of Resilience and Persistence
Part I Overview
Chapter 1. Neighborhood Archaeology at 17th-Century Mission Santa Catalina de Guale
Elliot H. Blair
Chapter 2. A Kashaya Village (CA-SON-174) at Fort Ross in the 1840s-1850s: A Case Study in Historical Anthropology
Glenn J. Farris
Chapter 3. Orthogonal Thought and Architectures of Resilience, Community, and Historical Minstrelsy at the Nathan Harrison Cabin Site
Seth Mallios
Chapter 4. Holistic, Diachronic, and Broadly Comparative: The Lightfoot ‘Holy Trinity’ and the Historical Anthropology of Colonial California
Lee M. Panich
Chapter 5. Kent Lightfoot and the Zooarchaeology of Traditional Foodways in California
Thomas A. Wake
Part II: Theoretical and Methodological Innovations in Archaeology
Part II Overview
Chapter 6. Lightening Archaeology’s Footprint: Archival Surveys and Ground-Penetrating Radar on the West Coast
Scott Byram
Chapter 7. Walipo Practitioners among the Kashia and Coast Miwok: Lukeria Aipau Myers and Her Metini Lineage’s Role in Fort Ross Archaeology and Ethnography
Sandra E. Hollimon
Chapter 8. Turning the Tables: Interpreting the Deep Past in Light of Insights from the Recent Past
Kathleen L. Hull
Part III: Engagement with Contemporary People and Current Issues
Part III Overview
Chapter 9. Title: Archaeology, Historical Ecology, and Contemporary Land Stewardship
Rob Q. Cuthrell
Chapter 10. Telling Survivance: Connecting the Past with Present in Archaeologies of Colonialism
Sara L. Gonzalez
Chapter 11. An Archaeology of Multiethnicity in Hawaiian Ranching Sites
Peter R. Mills
Chapter 12. Rethinking ‘Long-Term’: Time Immemorial and Archaeology in an Era of Self-Dealing and Sacrilegious Destruction
Tsim D. Schneider
Part IV: Conducting Archaeology with Honor, Humor, and Humility
Part IV Overview
Chapter 13. Transformative Relationships and Enduring Partnerships in Archaeological Practice
Barbara L. Voss
Chapter 14. Curios and Collections: The Lightfoot Lab Legacy Through Little Things Left Behind
Alec Apodaca and Michael Grone
Chapter 15. A Testament to Kent Lightfoot’s Academic Legacy
Antoinette Martinez and Frank E. Bayham
Chapter 16. Lightfoot Living: Practicing Humility, Care, and Collaboration in Archaeology
Stephen W. Silliman
Afterword
David Hurst Thomas
