Bruce Trigger

Bruce Trigger was an important Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist and etnohistorian who worked in the history of archaeology. He was born in 1937 in Canada and die in 2006. He received a doctorate in archaeology from Yale University in 1964 and then he worked as a teacher in North-western University.
He wrote a book about the history of archaeology called “A History of Archaeological Thought”. In that book he explains the birth of archaeology, in the book he says that in the past the way of make archaeology was very different and was influenced by catholic religion. Also he explains all the changes that archaeology experienced through the years. Those changes are very important because they help us understand the current work of archaeologists. 
His archaeological theory talks about how the social and political contexts of research effect archaeological interpretation. For example he says that some archaeological interpretation reflected and legitimated stereotypes of Native American peoples and expressed the dominant political ideas and interests of Euro-American culture. This idea is very important, because reflect the importance of make a good archaeological interpretation.

I like Bruce Trigger because their works help to explain the importance of the archaeological work and the influence that it has in the society.