Lawrence H. Keeley | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 24, 1948 Cupertino, California, US |
| Died | October 11, 2017 (aged 69)[1] |
| Occupation | archaeologist |
| Awards | Society for American Archaeology's Award for Excellence in Lithic Studies[2] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | San Jose State University (B.A., 1970) University of Oregon (M.A., 1972) Oxford University (Ph.D., 1977) |
| Thesis | An experimental study of Microwear traces on selected British Palaeolithic implements (1977) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Archaeology |
| Sub-discipline | Prehistoric archaeology Experimental archaeology Lithics |
| Institutions | University of Illinois Chicago |
Lawrence H. Keeley (August 24, 1948 – October 11, 2017) was an American archaeologist best known for pioneering the field of microwear analysis of lithics.[3][4] He is also known for his 1996 book, War Before Civilization: The Myth of the Peaceful Savage. Keeley worked as a professor of archaeology at the University of Illinois Chicago.[1][5]
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- ^ "Lawrence H. Keeley, PhD". Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ Dunmore, Christopher J.; Pateman, Ben; Key, Alastair (March 2018). "A citation network analysis of lithic microwear research" (PDF). Journal of Archaeological Science. 91: 33–42. Bibcode:2018JArSc..91...33D. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2018.01.006.
- ^ Renfrew, Colin; Bahn, Paul G (2016). Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice (7th ed.). Thames and Hudson. pp. 220–221. ISBN 9780500292105.
- ^ Yerkes, Richard (24 July 2019). "Lawrence H. Keeley's contributions to the use of microwear analysis in reconstructions of past human behavior (1972–2017)". Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 27. Department of Anthropology, Ohio State University: 101937. Bibcode:2019JArSR..27j1937Y. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.101937. S2CID 199933153. Retrieved May 16, 2022.