Definition: American archaeologist Howard Winters was probably most influential in the fleshing out of G.R. Willey's settlement patterns study. Winters argued that the proper way to study a settlement pattern (that is to say, a group of related sites, each with their own role) was as a system, as each part of a working whole. He was also interested in identifying the reasons for the selection of which goods were funneled through trade networks in the past, what the value of these goods were to the people who traded them. Winters was educated at the College of William and Mary and the University of Chicago. He conducted work in the American midwest and Mexico, and was associated with the Illinois State Museum, Southern Illinois University, and New York University.
Anne Marie Cantwell. 1994. Howard Dalton Winters: In Memoriam. Midwest Archaeological Conference, Lexington Kentucky.
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Anne Marie Cantwell. 1994. Howard Dalton Winters: In Memoriam. Midwest Archaeological Conference, Lexington Kentucky.
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.
