Alice Beck Kehoe

Author of North American Indians: A Comprehensive Account (2nd Edition)

About the Author

Alice Beck Kehoe's academic interests include American First Nations and history of archaeology. Her research includes archaeological and ethnographic fieldwork on the Northwestern Plains, ethnographic fieldwork in Bolivia, and continued collaboration with Montana Blackfeet, for whom she wrote show more Amskapi Pikuni: The Blackfeet People (2012). Among her publications are North American Indians: A Comprehensive Account (3rd edition, 2006). She has held office in the Society for American Archaeology and several other professional archaeological and anthropological organizations. show less

Includes the names: Alice Kehoe, Alice B. Kehoe, Kehoe Alice Beck

Works by Alice Beck Kehoe

The Ghost Dance: Ethnohistory and Revitalization (1989) 89 copies

Shamans and Religion: An Anthropological Exploration in Critical Thinking (2000) 39 copies, 1 review

The Land of Prehistory: A Critical History of American Archaeology (1998) 32 copies

America Before the European Invasions (2002) 22 copies

The Kensington Runestone: Approaching a Research Question Holistically (2005) 19 copies

Controversies in Archaeology (2008) 17 copies, 1 review

Humans: An Introduction to Four-Field Anthropology (1998) 14 copies

North America before the European Invasions (2016) 12 copies

Assembling the Past: Studies in the Professionalization of Archaeology (1999) 10 copies

Traveling Prehistoric Seas: Critical Thinking on Ancient Transoceanic Voyages (2015) 9 copies

A Passion for the True and Just: Felix and Lucy Kramer Cohen and the Indian New Deal (2014) 7 copies

Girl Archaeologist: Sisterhood in a Sexist Profession (2022) 6 copies

Archaeology: A Concise Introduction (2007) 5 copies

Who's Having This Baby? Perspectives on Birthing (2002) 4 copies

The Kensington runestone : approaching a research question holistically 3 copies

Expanding American Anthropology, 1945-1980: A Generation Reflects (2012) 3 copies

Truth and Power in American Archaeology (Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology) (2024) 2 copies

Hunters of the buried years, the prehistory of the Prairie Provinces 1 copy

Hunters of the Buried Years: the Prehistory of the Prairie Provinces (2021) 1 copy

Humans (2022) 1 copy

Hunters of the buried years: The prehistory of the Prairie Provinces 1 copy

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The Cambridge Illustrated History of Archaeology (1996) — Contributor — 144 copies

Reading the Body: Representations and Remains in the Archaeological Record (1999) — Contributor — 5 copies

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Birthdate: 1934
Gender: female
Education: Harvard University (PhD|Anthropology)
Barnard College (BA|Anthropology)
Occupations: anthropologist
archaeologist
scientist
adventurer
researcher
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professor of anthropology
Organizations: American Anthropological Association
Central States Anthropological Society (CSAS)
Awards and honors: Distinguished Service Award, Plains Anthropological Association (2016)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Places of residence: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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gLich 55 reviews

Controversies in Archaeology by Alice Beck Kehoe

Gets kind of dense towards the end for a non archeologist. Would recommend re reading and googling for deeper understanding. The ending is also more concerned about controversy in archeological research itself rather than debunking pseudoscience which is also pretty cool.

Sep 3, 2025

Marshdrifter 3 reviews

Shamans and religion : an anthropological exploration in critical thinking by Alice Beck Kehoe

A thoroughly enjoyable and concise read, "Shamans and Religion" addresses issues of uncritical thinking, as it relates to the concept of shamanism as a type of religion. This book should be required reading for all anthropologists and perhaps for others as well.

Jul 7, 2007