Lewis Binford is widely known as the most influential Anthropologist in the 20th century. Binford challenged the foundation of those involved in Archaeology and Anthropology by arguing for the use of Processual Archaeology. In Archaeology as Anthropology, Binford criticizes how Anthropologist make sweeping generalizations based on individual artifacts and then apply those generalizations to represent the structure of the total cultural system. The problem at hand is that there is little to no room for real quantitative evidence to be observed. During the 20th century, the analysis of the material culture left no room for cultural diversity and it created a system of explanations based on thought and opinion. Binford’s criticism is not only
