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John Howland Rowe [b. 1918]

By K. Kris Hirst, About.com

Definition: American archaeologist John Howland Rowe has spent much of his life studying South American archaeology, linguistics, ethnography, and history. His chronology of the Andean cultures, established in 1945, is still used today with minor modifications. He has long been associated with the University of California at Berkeley and is one of the founders of the Kroeber Anthropological Society.

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. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.

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