The Rise and Fall of Culture History
`This engaging work describes one of the most important  times in the history of American archaeology... The writing and  editing are excellent; arguments are presented clearly, concisely, and  completely... The material will be of most interest to serious  students of archaeological interpretation. Upper-division  undergraduates and above.'Choice, February 1998`This Book not only provides a detailed assessment of the early  history of American archaeology, it offers insight into how to use  that history to current advantage. I recommend the volume to  archaeologists interested in understanding major contributions to  American archaeology of both culture and Darwinian evolutionary  archaeology.'Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 38:1 (2002)`...should also play a significant role in reminding current  archaeologists of the forgotten and unappreciated complexities of the  Americanist cultural historical paradigm as it developed during the  first 60 or so years of the 20th century.The Rise and Fall of  CultureHistoryandAmericanist Culture: Fundamentals of  Time, Space, and Formtogether form the most comprehensive and  focused commentary on theoretical developments in American archaeology  between 1900 and 1960. Lyman, O'Brien, and Dunnell effectively mix a  chronological study of the paradigm's development with topical  discussions of artifact classification methods and classifications of  artifact aggregates. The greatest strength...is its focus on the  intricate logic and thinking behind the development of categories and  measurements of archaeological data that could be applied to questions  of anthropological interest.'North American Archaeologist, 22:4 (2001)