Cladistics is useful for reconstructing archaeological phylogenies: Palaeoindian points from the Southeastern United States

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1115-1136

  O’Brien, Michael J ^a   Darwent, John ^a   Lyman, R Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Cultural transmission; Derived characters; Phylogenetic trees

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CLADISTICS; MATERIAL CULTURE; PHYLOGENY; TRADE FLOW;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034793362     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2001.0681     Document Type: Article

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