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Lewis Binford

1932 - 2011

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Lewis Roberts Binford (November 21, 1931 – April 11, 2011) was an American archaeologist known for his influential work in archaeological theory, ethnoarchaeology and the Paleolithic period. He is widely considered among the most influential archaeologists of the later 20th century, and is credited with fundamentally changing the field with the introduction of processual archaeology (or the "New Archaeology") in the 1960s. Binford's influence was controversial, however, and most theoretical work in archaeology in the late 1980s and 1990s was explicitly construed as either a reaction to or in support of the processual paradigm. Recent appraisals have judged that his approach owed more to prior work in the 1940s and 50s than suggested by Binford's strong criticism of his predecessors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lewis Binford is the 115th most popular archaeologist (down from 109th in 2019), the 8,007th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,222nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Lewis Binford ranks 115 out of 151. Before him are Mortimer Wheeler, Phillip V. Tobias, Stith Thompson, José Leite de Vasconcelos, Désiré Charnay, and Davidson Black. After him are Blaga Aleksova, Carl Blegen, Zakaria Goneim, Michael D. Coe, Julio C. Tello, and James Mellaart.

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Among people born in 1932, Lewis Binford ranks 380. Before him are Paul Anderson, Bronius Kutavičius, Casey Kasem, John Lyons, Alain Besançon, and John Flynn. After him are Sándor Mátrai, Ramón Tapia, István Bilek, Milunka Lazarević, Jay Miner, and Neil Bartlett. Among people deceased in 2011, Lewis Binford ranks 337. Before him are Zoltán Berczik, Michael Sarrazin, George Cadle Price, Szeto Wah, Annette Charles, and Ragnhild Hveger. After him are Maurice Goldhaber, Nasser Hejazi, Gilbert Adair, Célestin Oliver, Wenche Foss, and Bhimsen Joshi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lewis Binford ranks 8,009 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Kremer (1964), Adam Lambert (1982), Cordwainer Smith (1913), Jason Sudeikis (1975), John Flynn (1932), and James P. Johnson (1894). After him are Stoya (1986), James Jamerson (1936), Anthony Kennedy (1936), Ken Howard (1944), David Bryan (1962), and Charlaine Harris (1951).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United States

Among archaeologists born in United States, Lewis Binford ranks 12. Before him are Donald Johanson (1943), Sylvanus Morley (1883), Charles W. Gilmore (1874), Edward Robinson (1794), Robert T. Bakker (1945), and Stith Thompson (1885). After him are Carl Blegen (1887), Michael D. Coe (1929), Nancy Dupree (1927), J. P. Mallory (1945), Robert John Braidwood (1907), and William G. Dever (1933).

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