近二十多年来,欧美国家的史前研究有较大发展。在理论、方法和研究领域等方面都与六十年代以前有明显不同。反映这一学科成果的著作大量问世。欧美国家史前研究工作者所作的努力和取得的成绩,对我国的史前史研究工作,无疑具有一定的借鉴作用。本文拟就美国史前史研究的理论基础、 In the past two decades or so, the prehistoric research in Europe and the United States has made great progress. There are obvious differences in theory, method and research field from the sixties before. A large number of books reflecting the achievements of this discipline have come out. The efforts and achievements made by the prehistoric researchers in Europe and the United States undoubtedly have some reference to our research on prehistoric history. This article intends to study the theoretical foundation of American prehistoric history,