History of Historical Archaeology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12415739 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Livingston Schuyler (University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 7-7 |
| Publication date | 1998-11-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the History of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-4740 • E-ISSN: 2047-6930 |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press, Ltd. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5334/bha.08203 |
| OpenAlex | W2130396363 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
On Sunday April 19, 1998 Jean Carl Harrington (known to the profession as J.C. or "Pinky" Harrington) passed away at his home in Richmond, Virginia. At 96 Harrington's life almost spanned the 20th century and did encompass the rise and establishment of professional Historical Archaeology in North America. Many consider Harrington to be the founder or "father" of Americanist Historical Archaeology. In 1936 he took over the newly created NPS-CCC project at Jamestown, Virginia and that event is arguably the inception of Historical Archaeology as an organized, scholarly discipline
Archaeology · Historical archaeology · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |