Irving Rouse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Irving Rouse

American archaeologist

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1913

Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, United States

Date of Death: 04-Feb-2006

Profession: archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Benjamin Irving Rouse (August 29, 1913 – February 24, 2006) was an American archaeologist on the faculty of Yale University best known for his work in the Greater and Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean, especially in Haiti.
He also conducted fieldwork in Florida and Venezuela.
He made major contributions to the development of archaeological theory, with a special emphasis on taxonomy and classification of archaeological materials and studies of human migration.