Table of Contents

Preface
Contributors
Acknowledgments and Sources

PART 1 Emergence and Definition a New Discipline
Introduction
Archaeology as an Auxiliary Science to American History J.C. Harrington
Relation of Archaeology and History Carl Russell Fish
Historic Objects as Sources of History Carl P. Russell
The Study of Historic Archaeology in America Arthur Woodward
Symposium on Role of Archaeology in Historical Research, Summary and Analysis John L. Cotter
End Products of Historic Sites Archaeology John W. Griffin
On the Meaning of Historic Sites Archaeology Bernard L. Fontana
Historical and Historic Sites Archaeology as Anthropology: Basic Definitions and Relationships Robert L. Schuyler

PART 2 Subfields of Historical Archaeology
Introduction
The Renaissance Foundations of Anthropology John Howland Rowe
The Society for Medieval Archaeology D.B. Harden
The Origins of the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology K.J. Barton
Late Man in North America: Archaeology of European Americans James F. Deetz
Industrial Archaeology: Retrospect and Prospect R.A. Buchanan
Islamic Archaeology, an Introduction Oleg Grabar

PART 3 Substantive Contributions
Introduction
Dating Stem Fragments of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Clay Tobacco Pipes J.C. Harrington
A New Method of Calculating Dates from Kaolin Pipe Stem Samples Lewis R. Binford
Evolution and Horizon as Revealed in Ceramic Analysis in Historical Archaeology Stanley South Death's Head, Cherub, Urn and Willow James F. Deetz and Edwin S. Dethlefsen
New Light on Washington's Fort Necessity J.C. Harrington
The Archaeology of Nineteenth-Century British Imperialism: An Australian Case Study Jim Allen
Probate Inventories: An Evaluation from the Perspective of Zooarchaeology and Agricultural History at Mott Farm Joanne Bowen
Archaeological Investigations at La Purísima Mission James F. Deetz
Archaeology as the Science of Technology: Mormon Town Plans and Fences Mark P. Leone

PART 4 Theoretical Positions
Introduction
The Why, What, and Who of Historical Archaeology Ivor Noël Hume
Historic Archaeology—Methods and Principles Iain C. Walker
Some Thoughts on Theory and Method in Historical Archaeology Clyde D. Dollar
Binford, Science, and History: The Probabilistic Variability of Explicated Epistemology and Nomothetic Paradigms in Historical Archaeology Iain C. Walker
A Reply to "Some Thoughts on Theory and Method in Historical Archaeology" Bernard L. Fontana
The Crisis of Identity: Theory in Historic Sites Archaeology Charles E. Cleland and James E. Fitting
"Evolution and Horizon as Revealed in Ceramic Analysis in Historical Archaeology"—a Step Toward the Development of Archaeological Science Lewis R. Binford

PART 5 Future Trends
Introduction
Exploring Analytical Techniques Stanley South
A Discussion of the Contrasts in the Developments of the Settlements at Fort Michilimackinac under British and French Rule Lewis R. Binford
The Spoken Word, the Written Word, Observed Behavior and Preserved Behavior: the Contexts Available to the Archaeologist Robert L. Schuyler
The Use of Oral and Documentary Sources in Historical Archaeology: Ethnohistory at the Mott Farm Marley Brown
A Cognitive Historical Model for American Material Culture: 1620-1835 James F. Deetz