Ethnoarchaeology needs a general theory of behavior

Journal of Archaeological Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 205-255

  O'Connell, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral ecology; ethnoarchaeology; faunal analysis; site structure

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BEHAVIOUR THEORY; ETHNOARCHAEOLOGY; HISTORICAL STUDIES; THEORETICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0029515251     PISSN: 10590161     EISSN: 15737756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02231450     Document Type: Article

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