Description
Book SynopsisIlluminates the career of Theodore E. White and his lasting contribution to a field that has largely ignored him in its history. R. Lee Lyman works to fill gaps in the historical record and revisits some of White’s analytical innovations from a modern perspective.
Trade Review"Thanks to R. Lee Lyman's meticulous efforts, the important details of Theodore White's work will not be lost for the next generation of zooarchaeologists."—Meredith Wismer,
Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society“This carefully crafted, well-researched book frames Theodore White as a pioneering analytical giant in anthropological zooarchaeology and thus fills an enormous gap in the history of the sub-discipline. . . . This remarkable work is mandatory reading for zooarchaeologists and scholars interested in the history of American archaeology.”—Matthew Hill, associate professor of anthropology at Iowa State University and the author of
Paleoindian Subsistence Dynamics on the Northwestern Great Plains: Zooarchaeology of the Clary Ranch and Agate Basin Sites “R. Lee Lyman brings his passion for archaeological history and zooarchaeology as well as detailed command of the details of [Theodore] White’s contributions together in this book. Lyman links White’s perspectives to contemporary anthropological zooarchaeology with his characteristic alacrity and penchant for detail.”—Steve Wolverton, associate professor in archaeology at the University of North Texas and coauthor of
Sushi in Cortez: Interdisciplinary Essays on Mesa VerdeTable of ContentsList of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
Series Editors' Introduction
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 of 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
Notes
References
Index
