Binford

In 1968, together with his fellow archaeologist and then-wife, Sally Binford, he published "New Perspectives in Archaeology."

Archaeologist Dug Beyond Artifacts Stephen Miller 2011

Raised in Virginia, Mr. Binford served in the Army and learned to speak Japanese in Gen. MacArthur's headquarters at the end of the Korean War.

Archaeologist Dug Beyond Artifacts Stephen Miller 2011

Within archaeology, Mr. Binford was known as a contentious advocate for his ideas.

Archaeologist Dug Beyond Artifacts Stephen Miller 2011

Mr. Binford, who died Monday at age 79, helped cast new light on the past by studying the living and applying his findings to the remains of prehistoric societies.

Archaeologist Dug Beyond Artifacts Stephen Miller 2011

By comparing the debris left by the butchering to that left when wolf packs kill caribou, Mr. Binford provided a new model for understanding assemblages of bones, one of many common archaeological problems he cast new light on.

Archaeologist Dug Beyond Artifacts Stephen Miller 2011

SMU Within archaeology, Mr. Binford was known as a contentious advocate for his ideas.

Archaeologist Dug Beyond Artifacts Stephen Miller 2011

Mr. Binford studied archaeology at the University of Michigan, and did excavations in the south of France.

Archaeologist Dug Beyond Artifacts Stephen Miller 2011

Bak is one of two players that Montana State coach Tricia Binford dismissed last month for an unspecified violation of team rules.

MSU-Billings signs former Bobcat center 2010

While an assistant professor at the University of Chicago in 1962, Mr. Binford wrote an article, "Archaeology as Anthropology" challenging archaeologists to study cultural dynamics and change instead of concentrating on catalogs of artifacts.

Archaeologist Dug Beyond Artifacts Stephen Miller 2011

Mr. Binford held tenured positions at the University of New Mexico and at SMU.

Archaeologist Dug Beyond Artifacts Stephen Miller 2011