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Claude Lévi-Strauss

Claude Lévi-Strauss was a prominent 20th-century French anthropologist and archaeologist. His work, particularly his dev...

French Theory 20TH Century Anthropology

9.6 Brilliant

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Lewis Binford

Lewis Binford was a prominent American archaeologist whose work fundamentally reshaped the field. He spearheaded the pro...

American Theory 20TH Century Processual

9.4 Excellent

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Vere Gordon Childe

Vere Gordon Childe was a prominent 20th-century archaeologist renowned for his groundbreaking theories regarding early h...

Theory European 20TH Century Neolithic

9.3 Excellent

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Ian Hodder

Ian Hodder is a British archaeologist renowned for pioneering post-processual archaeology in the 1980s. His work challen...

Modern Theory British Post Processual

9.2 Excellent

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Bruce Trigger

Bruce Trigger was a prominent Canadian archaeologist specializing in Egyptology during the 20th century. His work signif...

History Theory Canadian 20TH Century

9.1 Excellent

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David Stuart

David Stuart is a modern American archaeologist specializing in the study of the Maya civilization and Mesoamerica. His...

Modern American Maya Mesoamerica

9.1 Excellent

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Gordon Willey

Gordon Willey was a 20th-century American archaeologist specializing in Mesoamerica. His research focused on settlement...

American 20TH Century Mesoamerica Settlement Patterns

9.0 Excellent

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Kent Flannery

Kent Flannery is an American archaeologist specializing in the study of Mesoamerica. His work focuses on the development...

American 20TH Century Mesoamerica Oaxaca

8.9 Great

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Donald Johanson

Donald Johanson is an American archaeologist primarily known for his pivotal role in paleoanthropology. In 1974, he led...

Modern American Paleoanthropology Awash

8.9 Great

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Linda Schele

Linda Schele was a 20th-century American archaeologist specializing in the study of the Maya civilization in Mesoamerica...

American 20TH Century Maya Mesoamerica

8.9 Great

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George Bass

George Bass was a twentieth-century American archaeologist instrumental in establishing underwater archaeology as a dist...

American 20TH Century Underwater Bronze Age

8.8 Great

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Jane Buikstra

Jane Buikstra is a prominent American archaeologist specializing in bioarchaeology. Her work, beginning in the 1970s, es...

Modern American Founder Bioarchaeology

8.8 Great

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David Clarke

David Clarke was a prominent British archaeologist influential for developing analytical approaches to archaeological in...

Theory 20TH Century British Analytical

8.8 Great

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Stephen Houston

Stephen Houston is a modern American archaeologist specializing in the study of the Maya civilization. His work focuses...

Modern American Maya Mesoamerica

8.8 Great

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Su Bingqi

Su Bingqi was a 20th-century Chinese archaeologist whose work significantly advanced our knowledge of Neolithic China. H...

Theory 20TH Century Chinese Asian

8.7 Great

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Albert C. Spaulding

Albert C. Spaulding was an American archaeologist recognized for his contributions to archaeological method and theory....

American Theory 20TH Century Statistics

8.1 Great

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James Deetz

James Deetz (1930–2000) was an American anthropologist and a foundational figure in the discipline of historical archaeo...

American Theory 20TH Century Historical

7.9 Good

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Sally Binford

Sally Binford (1924–1994) was an American archaeologist who became a prominent figure in the development of processual a...

American Theory 20TH Century Paleolithic

7.9 Good

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Susan Pollock

Susan Pollock is an American archaeologist and anthropologist renowned for her extensive research on ancient Mesopotamia...

Modern American Theory Mesopotamia

7.8 Good

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Joan Gero

Joan Gero (1944–2016) was an American archaeologist recognized as a foundational figure in the development of feminist a...

Modern American Theory Feminist

7.7 Good