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Archaeology in 1992: A Perspective on the Discipline from the Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Gary M. Feinman ,
Linda M. Nicholas  and
William D. Middleton
Gary M. Feinman
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
Linda M. Nicholas
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
William D. Middleton
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
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Abstract

A survey of presentations at recent Society for American Archaeology annual meetings (1983, 1991, and 1992) is taken to examine the state of American archaeology. Roughly 80 percent of the presentations focus on New World archaeology, and between 60 and 80 percent are concerned with the last 3,000 years. In the last 10 years, there has been a slight shift away from subsistence and production studies to a greater concern with settlement and regional systems, sociopolitical organization, and public archaeology. A major trend has been increased participation by women.

Resumen

Resumen

Se utiliza un análisis de las comunicaciones presentadas en recientes reuniones anuales de la Society for American Archaeology (1983, 1991 y 1992) para examinar el estado de la argueología americana. Aproximadamente 80 porciento de las comunicaciones se concentran en la argueología del Nuevo Mundo y entre 60 y 80 porciento de ellas se ocupan de los últimos 3.000 afios. En los últimos diez años ha habido un leve cambio en los temas de las comunicaciones, con menos énfasis en estudios de subsistencia y producción, y un mayor interés en sistemas regionales yde asentamiento, organización sociopolítica, y argueología para el público. Una importante tendencia ha sido hacia una mayor participación de las mujeres.

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American Antiquity , Volume 57 , Issue 3 , July 1992 , pp. 448 - 458
Copyright
Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1992 

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