MichaelHoffmandidagreatdealtotransform,perhapsevenrevolutionize,muchofthearchaeologicalenterpriseinEgypt,mostespeciallythearchaeologicalstudyofEgyptianprehistoryandtheemergenceofhistoricEgypt,beforehisuntimelydeath.Thegoals,methods,prioritiesandperspectivesofarchaeologistsaswellashistorianshavebeencatalyzedbyhisfieldwork,publications,andwidepresentationofhisresults.Itisnottoomuchtosaythattheconsciousnessofmanyofushasbeenraised,ouragendahaschanged,asaresultofhis"NewWorld-style"anthropologicallyandenvironmentallygroundedarchaeology