Irving Rouse
Benjamin Irving Rouse (August 29, 1913 – February 24, 2006) was an American archaeologist on the faculty of Yale University best known for his work in the Greater and Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean, especially in Haiti. He also conducted fieldwork in Florida and Venezuela. He made major contributions to the development of archaeological theory, with a special emphasis on taxonomy and classification of archaeological materials and studies of human migration.
Irving Rouse | |
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| Born | Benjamin Irving Rouse August 29, 1913 |
| Died | February 24, 2006 (aged 92) |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Known for | Circum-Caribbean archaeology, classification of archaeological materials |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology, Archaeology |
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