Phenetics, cladistics, and the search for the Alaskan ancestors of the Paleoindians: a reassessment of relationships among the Clovis, Nenana, and Denali archaeological complexes

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1683-1694

  Buchanan, Briggs ^a   Collard, Mark ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Clovis; Denali; Nenana; Phenetics; Tool assemblages

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLADISTICS; DATA SET; TOOL USE;

CLOVIS; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41949127918     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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