Definition: American anthropologist Julian Steward was a leader of the cultural ecology movement, who actively incorporated ecology and archaeology into his theories. Steward got his start in anthropology studying Paiute and Shoshoni peoples of the American Great Basin, when he began to formulate ideas about the role of the environment in the creation and development of culture. Trained at Cornell and Berkeley, as a professional, Steward was associated with the Smithsonian Institution for most of his career.
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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.
