Albert C. Spaulding | |
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| Born | August 14, 1914 |
| Died | May 29, 1990 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | Montana State University (B.A.), University of Michigan (M.A.), Columbia University (PhD) |
| Known for | Quantitative statistics in archaeology, prehistory of North America, prehistory of the Aleutian Islands, American and Asian ethnography, physical anthropology[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology, Archaeology |
| Institutions | University of Michigan, University of Kansas, University of Oregon, UC Santa Barbara |
| Thesis | Northeastern archaeology and general trends in the northern forest zone |
| Doctoral advisor | William Duncan Strong |
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Albert Clanton Spaulding (August 13, 1914 – May 29, 1990) was an American anthropologist and processual archaeologist who encouraged the application of quantitative statistics in archaeological research and the legitimacy of anthropology as a science. His push for thorough statistical analysis in the field triggered a series of academic debates with archaeologist James Ford in which the nature of archaeological typologies was meticulously investigated—a dynamic discourse now known as the Ford-Spaulding Debate. He was also instrumental in increasing funding for archaeology through the National Science Foundation.
- ^ National Research Council. (1940). International Directory of Anthropologists. National Research Council, Washington, D.C.