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The Development of Prehistory in Canada, 1935-1985

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

J. V. Wright
J. V. Wright*
Affiliation:
Archaeological Survey of Canada, National Museum of Man, National Museums of Canada, Ottawa
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Over 50 years ago Diamond Jenness stated “Canadian archaeology is a child of recent years that has not yet reached full stature” (Jenness 1932:71). Forty years later William C. Noble, in referring to the above quote observed, “. . . Canadian archaeology has progressed from a childhood state to young adulthood stature, and all present trends indicate a continuing and more sophisticated development in the future” (Noble 1972:34). In my opinion, the analogy is not completely appropriate, because the growth in question has been anything but normal. Indeed, to stay with the analogy would be to observe a child who exhibits little or no growth over many years and then suddenly explodes into a hulk possessing both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde characteristics.

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Research Article
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American Antiquity , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , April 1985 , pp. 421 - 433
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1985

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