Cultural Transmission Theory and the Archaeological Record: Providing Context to Understanding Variation and Temporal Changes in Material Culture

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  2007

• Venue

  Journal of Archaeological Research

• Publication date

  2007-08-04

• Fields of study

  Sociology, History

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  DOI 10.1007/S10814-007-9013-Z
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