A Darwinian macro-evolutionary perspective on the development of hunter-gatherer systems in Northwestern North America

World Archaeology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-65

  Chatters, James C ^a   Prentiss, William C ^b  

^a TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural evolution; Forager collector strategies; Hunter gatherers; Macro evolution; Pacific Northwest

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; EVOLUTION; HUNTER-GATHERER; PALEONTOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

DARWINIA;

EID: 14844328610     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0043824042000329568     Document Type: Article

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