New Perspectives on the Origins of Americanist Archaeology

Contents

Contents List of Illustrations vii Preface ix Introduction David L. Browman and Stephen Williams 1 1. The Strait of Anian: A Pathway to the New World Stephen Williams 10 2. “From Whence Came Those Aboriginal Inhabitants of America?” a.d. 1500–1800 Stephen Williams 30 3. Roots of the Walam Olum: Constantine Samuel Ra¤nesque and the Intellectual Heritage of the Early Nineteenth Century David M. Oestreicher 60 4. Toward a Science of Man: European In®uences on the Archaeology of Ephraim George Squier Terry A. Barnhart 87 5. Charles Rau: Developments in the Career of a Nineteenth-Century German-American Archaeologist John E. Kelly 117 6. Europe’s Prehistoric Dawn Reproduced: Daniel Wilson’s Magisterial Archaeology Alice B. Kehoe 133 7. Maine Shell Midden Archaeology (1860–1910) and the In®uence of Adolphe von Morlot Bruce J. Bourque 148 8. Frances Eliza Babbitt and the Growth of Professionalism of Women in Archaeology Hilary Lynn Chester 164 9. Henry Chapman Mercer: Archaeologist and Cultural Historian David L. Browman 185 10. Frederic Ward Putnam: Contributions to the Development of Archaeological Institutions and Encouragement of Women Practitioners David L. Browman 209 11. Origins of Stratigraphic Excavation in North America: The Peabody Museum Method and the Chicago Method David L. Browman 242 12. George Grant MacCurdy: An American Pioneer of Palaeoanthropology Harvey M. Bricker 265 Notes 287 References 307 Contributors 367 Index 369 vi / Contents ...