Abstract
After twenty years as editor of the Annual Review ofAnthropology (ARA), Professor Siegel took on a daunting task with this article. In his words, he set out to "ponder the developments in the several subfields of anthropology over this period of time, as reflected in the topics selected for review in this enterprise" (p. 8). To this end Siegel, a cultural anthropologist, mined the collective knowledge contained within twenty years of the ARA. In his presentation, he considers the intellectual developments within each of the five subdisciplines separately (he includes applied anthropology), concluding with some brief remarks on the importance of maintaining a four or five) field approach to anthropology. For our purposes here, I will limit my comments to his section on archaeology.
Highlights
Jennings' years of experience as archaeologist, administra or, author, editor, and teacher make a fascinating chronicle
Jennings closes with a chapter modestly called "Archaeology without Theory," in which he discusses his views of what archaeology is and how it should be done, with scepticism in some instances, enthusiasm in others. but bluntly giving his personal reaction to the many trends, innovations, and fads of archaeology during his long career
We can all think of other archaeologists from whom detailed and insightful autobiographies would be welcome, and are needed, if the history of archaeology is not to overdepend on fmal reports that omit much of what really happened
Summary
Jennings' years of experience as archaeologist, administra or, author, editor, and teacher make a fascinating chronicle. After twenty years as editor of the Annual Review ofAnthropology (ARA), Professor Siegel took on a daunting task with this article. He set out to "ponder the developments in the several subfields of anthropol ogy over this period of time, as reflected in the topics selected for review in this enterprise" (p.8).
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