Archaeology of Eastern North America: Papers in Honor of Stephen Williams, edited by James B. Stoltman. Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Archaeological Report No. 25, Jackson, MS, 1993
This well-produced volume honors Stephen Williams, recently retired Peabody Professor of American Archaeology at Harvard University. Section one, on Williams' life, career, and publications, is of most interest to readers of BHA. Chapter 1, by James B. Griffi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
1995-05-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the History of Archaeology |
| Online Access: | http://www.archaeologybulletin.org/article/view/380 |
| Summary: | This well-produced volume honors Stephen Williams, recently retired
Peabody Professor of American Archaeology at Harvard University. Section
one, on Williams' life, career, and publications, is of most interest to readers of BHA.
Chapter 1, by James B. Griffin details Williams' career in teaching, in museum
management, and southeastern archaeology and ethnohistory. Williams served as chairman
of at least 25 doctoral committees and is credited with chairing more women's committees
than any other Harvard archaeologist (Claassen 1994:7). Except for mention
of his recent book, Fantastic Archaeology, neither this chapter or any other provides
information on Williams' interest in and contributions to the history of archaeology.
Chapter 2 provides his twin brother, Philip's, perception of their early life together
and divergence once they reached college. Philip seems to have had the initial interest
in archaeology and both brothers went to Lloyd Wilford's 1947 summer field school in
Minnesota, but Philip ended up in business while Stephen went on in
archaeology. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-4740 2047-6930 |