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Archaeology and cultural macroevolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2006

Michael J. O'Brien
Michael J. O'Brien*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO65211cladistics.coas.missouri.edu
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obrienm@missouri.edu
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Abstract:

Given the numerous parallels between the archaeological and paleontological records, it is not surprising to find a considerable fit between macroevolutionary approaches and methods used in biology – for example, cladistics and clade-diversity measures – and some of those that have long been used in archaeology – for example, seriation. Key, however, is recognizing that this methodological congruence is illusory in terms of how evolution has traditionally been viewed in biology and archaeology.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 29 , Issue 4 , August 2006 , pp. 359 - 360
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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