In Pursuit of the Past: Decoding the Archaeological Record

Many consider Lewis Binford to be the single most influential figure in archaeology in the last half—century. His contributions to the "New Archaeology" changed the course of the field as he argued for the development of a scientifically rigorous framework to guide the excavation and interpretation of the archaeological record. In this book, first published nearly two decades ago, Binford provided students and general readers with an introduction to his challenging and provocative ideas abo...