Stanley A. South (February 2, 1928 - March 20, 2016) was an American archaeologist who was a major proponent of the

processual archaeology Processual archaeology (formerly, the New Archaeology) is a form of archaeological theory that had its beginnings in 1958 with the work of Gordon Willey and Philip Phillips, ''Method and Theory in American Archaeology,'' in which the pair state ...

movement. South's major contributions to archaeology deal in helping to legitimize it as a more scientific endeavor. Additionally, South participated in the excavation and research of a number of historic sites throughout North and South Carolina, includin
Town Creek Indian Mound
Charles Towne Landing (SC),

Brunswick Town, North Carolina Brunswick Town was a prominent town in colonial North Carolina. It was the first successful European settlement in the Cape Fear region, a major British port in the 18th century, and home to two provincial governors. Brunswick Town lasted ...

, Bethabara Historic District (the first Moravian settlement in what is now Winston-Salem, NC), the John Bartlam site at Cain Hoy (SC), and Santa Elena (near Beaufort, SC), as well as

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and the

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.Stanley A. South,
An Archaeological Evolution
' (Springer, 2005), pp. 191-92 Stanley South was an important pioneer of the theoretical background of

Historical archaeology Historical archaeology is a form of archaeology dealing with places, things, and issues from the past or present when written records and oral traditions can inform and contextualize cultural material. These records can both complement and conflict ...

. He first worked as state archaeologist in North Carolina and became 1969 professor at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology / University of South Carolina.

Publications

Monographs

*''Indians in North Carolina'' (1959) *''Method and Theory in Historical Archeology'' (1977) *''Historical Archaeology in Wachovia: Excavating Eighteenth-Century Bethabara and Moravian Pottery'' (1999) *''Archaeological Pathways to Historic Site Development'' (2002) *''An Archaeological Evolution'' (2005) *''Archaeology at Colonial Brunswick'' (2010)

Edited volumes

*''Research Strategies in Historical Archeology'' (1977)

Articles

* 1955: "Evolutionary Theory in Archaeology." ''Southern Indian Studies'' 7: 10-32. * 1972: "Evolution and Horizon as Revealed in Ceramic Analysis in Historical Archaeology." ''Conference on Historic Site Archaeology Papers'' 6(2): 71–116. * 1978: "Pattern Recognition in Historical Archaeology." ''American Antiquity'' 43(2): 223-30. * 1978: "Research Strategies for Archaeological Pattern Recognition on Historic Sites." ''World Archaeology'' 10(1): 36-50. * 1979: "Historic Site Content, Structure, and Function." ''American Antiquity'' 44(2): 213-237. * 1988: "Whither Pattern?" ''Historical Archaeology'' 22(1): 25-28.

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