International Handbook of Historical Archaeology pp 269-283 | Cite as
Wholes, Halves, and Vacant Quarters: Ethnohistory and the Historical Method
At regular intervals since 1972, ethnohistory has been treated in the Annual Review of Anthropology (Carmack, 1972; Krech, 1991; Spores, 1980). It is particularly relevant for historical archaeology if one accepts Wood’s (1990:81) definition of ethnohistory as “the use of historical documents and historical method in anthropological research.” Ethnohistory is in many ways essential to historical archaeological practice, as it provides the methods for critically analyzing and synthesizing documentary sources used by historical archaeologists, whether complementary or contradictory to the archaeological findings. “Text-aided” archaeology (Little 1992) has many practitioners who research topics from many time periods.
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