Definition: The career of pioneer American anthropologist Lewis Henry Morgan had of tremendous impact on the beginning studies of archaeology in the Americas. His most important studies were in kinship, that is, describing how different cultures defined their closest relatives and lines of descent. He was also important in the development of the concept of cultural evolution, which describes civilization as the final and logical conclusion of all savage societies. Oh well. Somebody had to do it.
Morgan, Lewis H. 1965 Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines. Chicago. Originally published 1881. Washington, D.C.: Reprinted. University of Chicago Press.
Morgan, Lewis H. 1901 League of the Ho-De-No-San-Nee. NYC: Dodd Mead.
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Morgan, Lewis H. 1965 Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines. Chicago. Originally published 1881. Washington, D.C.: Reprinted. University of Chicago Press.
Morgan, Lewis H. 1901 League of the Ho-De-No-San-Nee. NYC: Dodd Mead.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
