Binford, Lewis R(oberts)

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BINFORD, Lewis R(oberts)

BINFORD, Lewis R(oberts). American, b. 1930. Genres: Archaeology/Antiquities. Career: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, research associate in archaeology, 1958-59, curator of Museum of Anthropology, 1960-61; University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., assistant professor of anthropology, 1961-65; University of California, Santa Barbara, assistant professor of anthropology, 1965-66; University of California, Los Angeles, associate professor of anthropology, 1966-70; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, associate professor of anthropology, beginning in 1970; Southern Methodist University, Dallas, associate professor of anthropology. Consultant to State of Michigan. Publications: Archaeology at Hatchery West, 1970; An Archaeological Perspective, 1972; Nunamiut Ethnoarchaeology, 1978; Bones: Ancient Men and Modern Myths, 1981; (with J.F. Cherry and R. Torrence) In Pursuit of the Past: Decoding the Archaeological Record, 1983; Faunal Remains From Klasies River Mouth (monograph), 1984; Debating Archaeology, 1989; Cultural Diversity Among Aboriginal Cultures of Coastal Virginia and North Carolina, 1991; Conversations with Lewis R. Binford, 1998; Constructing Frames of Reference, 2001. EDITOR: For Theory Building in Archaeology: Essays on Faunal Remains, Aquatic Resources, Spatial Analysis, and Systematic Modelling, 1977; Working at Archaeology, 1983. Address: Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0336, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]