Settlement Pattern Studies in the Americas

'[A]n important and successful book. . . . [I]t provides a fine overview of what settlement pattern archaeology has contributed to anthropology in the Americas.' (Jeffrey R. Parsons, American Antiquity)

'Readers will find the case-studies especially useful for their excellent and well-illustrated reviews of previous research, along with the presentation of new data and analyses. Also important are issues cross-cutting the individual case-studies.' (Deborah L. Nichols, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute)

'The studies in this volume . . . demonstrate the utility of the [settlement pattern] approach and how it has expanded over the last half-century. . . . [I]ncludes state-of-the-art work.' (Robert Santley, Canadian Journal of Anthropological Research)

'This set of papers is strong and represents some of the success stories in site-organized settlement pattern work. . . . [A] credit to the grand impact of the family of settlement archaeology approaches in our discipline.' (Barbara L. Stark, American Anthropologist)