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Lewis R. Binford | |
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| Born | November 21, 1931 |
| Died | April 11, 2011 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech University of North Carolina University of Michigan |
| Known for | Pioneering processual archaeology and ethnoarchaeology Significant contributions to study of the Paleolithic |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology, Anthropology |
| Institutions | University of Chicago University of New Mexico Southern Methodist University |
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.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4]