Historical archaeologists often become so involved in their potsherd patterns they seldom have time or energy left to address the broader processes responsi- ble for the material culture patterns they recognize. Some ofus haveurged our colleagues to use the historical record as a springboard from which to launch hypotheses with which to better understand the behavioral and cultural pro- cesses responsible for the archaeological record. Toooften, this urging has re- sulted in reports designed like a sandwich, having a slice of "historical back- ground," followed by a totally different...