Ephraim George Squier and the Development of AmeriEphraim George Squier and the Development of American Anthropology is an intellectual biography of Ephraim Squier (1821 88) and his contributions to the development of the nascent disciplines of archaeology and anthropology. During his career, which spanned the years 1845 77, Squier consistently articulated the need for a more holistic and integrated approach to the study of humankind. Although Squier is best known today for the classic book he