Gordon R. Willey and the archaeology of the Florida Gulf Coast / Jerald T. Milanich -- Peru : Willey's formative years / Michael E. Moseley -- Legacies of Gordon Willey's Belize Valley research / Wendy Ashmore -- Willey and Phillips / Richard M. Leventhal and Deborah Erdman Cornavaca -- Great art styles and the rise of complex societies / Joyce Marcus -- The intermediate area and Gordon Willey / Jeffrey Quilter -- Serendipity at Seibal / Gair Tourtellot and Norman Hammond -- The classic Maya "collapse" and its causes / Prudence M. Rice -- A crossroads of conquerors / David A. Freidel, Hector L. Escobedo, and Stanley P. Guenter -- Culture heroes and feathered serpents / Patricia A. McAnany.
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"A preeminent archaeologist and New World theorist, Gordon R. Willey made innumerable contributions to the prehistory of the Americas and helped establish the leading methodological and theoretical paradigm used in American archaeology. He was particularly devoted to what studies of ceramics and other artifacts could tell us about "space-time systematics.""
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"This volume not only analyzes Willey's impact on culture history and archaeological thought but also shows his human side, places his writing in historical context, and offers a unique overview of the growth of American archaeology over the past decades. To understand the work of Gordon R. Willey is to understand the history and future direction of American archaeology."--Jacket.
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"This volume of essays gauges the wide-ranging impact of Willey's lifework. The editors have selected ten of his key publications and solicited assessments of their lasting influence from well-known archaeologists. These works cut across geographic regions and areas of inquiry and represent some of the most challenging intellectual questions in archaeology, explaining Willey's methods while revealing how greatly his work shaped the field."