Ephraim George Squier and the Development of American Anthropology.(Book review)

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, September, 2006 by Gleach, Frederick W.

BARNHART, TERRY A. Ephraim George Squier and the development of American anthropology. xvi, 425 pp., illus., bibliogr. London, Lincoln: Univ. Nebraska Press, 2005. [pounds sterling]38.95 (cloth)

For most non-archaeologists, non-North American anthropologists, the name of Ephraim George Squier is likely to have little or no significance. His survey and archaeological work on the so-called 'Mound Builders' of North America is relatively well known to American archaeologists, but other dimensions of his work are known only among even more specialized audiences. After his Mound Builders work, Squier served as a diplomat in Central America and in the Andes, and used his time in those regions to make important early archaeological contributions. He was also involved...

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