2009/01/01 by Don Brothwell · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · Medicine · Psychology · #Architecture, Design, and Social History #Australian Indigenous Culture and History #History of Medical Practice #Personality #Archaeology #History #Anthropology #Sociology #Psychology #Psychoanalysis
paper · doi:10.1177/1461957109339688
openalex publication_date 2009/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Childe was a considerable influence on my archaeology, when I was an undergraduate at the Institute of Archaeology (London). His personality was enigmatic, as were parts of his publications. In this contribution some critical comments are made of his work, together with discussions on his Marxism, the Neolithic Revolution, what is meant by progress, and his all too brief consideration of the range of archaeological science. It will be argued that his inability to make close friendships, and other aspects of his personality, would suggest that he had Asperger's syndrome.