An Archaeological Evolution
Stanley South has been a leading figure not only in histoical archaeology but also a leading figure in anthropological archaeology as well. His work (both past and present) has put him in the forefront of monumental changes in American archaeology i
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An Archaeological Evolution
Stanley South South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data South, Stanley A. An archaeological evolution/Stanley South. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-387-23401-2 (acid-free paper) ISBN 0-387-23404-7 (e-book) 1. South, Stanley A. 2. Archaeologists South Carolina Biography. Carolina--Antiquities. I. Title.
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A C.I.R Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 0-387-23401-2
e-ISBN 0-387-23404-7
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Dedication
To my wives, my children, my grandchirdren, and my colleagues who have shared the groundhog hole with me.
PREFACE This book was written in response to a suggestion by my colleague, supervisor, and friend, Chester DePratter, Associate Director for Research, at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of South Carolina (SCIAA). He convinced me that others might be interested in what I might have to say about my career in archaeology. It was an interesting challenge and a pleasant assignment, and as the reader will discover, over 500 stories, songs and poems flowed into the computer as a train of conscious remembrance.
David, my oldest son is a professor at Auburn University, where he received his doctorate in forestry, and is a widely known specialist in forestry. He is a Fulbright scholar, having been invited to share his expertise with colleagues in Scotland, South Africa, India, New Zealand, France and elsewhere. He and his wife, Mary, gave birth to my first granddaughter, Stephanie, in 1987. More recently, in 1998, my son, Robert, who graduated from USC in Columbia, is a computer expert in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his wife Sheila, welcomed a daughter Ginger-Gabrielle Alexis [Gigi] to our family. Then, in 2000, they were joined by another grandchild, Austin Alexander [Alex], bringing more j o y to our lives. It was Sheila who suggested I write down some of my stories as a legacy for my grandc
