Not All Who Wander Are Lost (or, the Awkward Adolescence of a Retiring Giant . . .)

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Archaeological Science and African Archaeology: Appreciating the Impact of David Killick" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

It is hard to hold a candle to the career of David Killick and catch a reflection that adequately reflects the scope and breadth of his contributions to the discipline of archaeology. Those of us who know him well undoubtedly have seen his commitment to separate fact from fiction in the human past, incredible breadth of knowledge of minerals and metals in provenance studies, holding of the bar high for the archaeological sciences, and occasional salty “dialogues” with colleagues. He is also humble, generous, humorous, and unflinching in his promotion of underdogs from nontraditional academic circumstances. In this talk, I attempt to hold the candle up to draw the tendrils that connect Dave to the evolution of the archaeological sciences more broadly. His legacy is large, but he is the first to admit that he is still growing and learning, despite his prodigious scope of knowledge and accomplishments. He has charted a path for those of us who also wander and seek deeper insights into the human condition, wherever we can find it.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Archaeological Science and African Archaeology: Appreciating the Impact of David Killick   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37719.0