Acheulean variation and selection: does handaxe symmetry fit neutral expectations?

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2640-2648

  Lycett, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural evolution; Drift; Handaxes; Lithic analysis; Neutral evolution; Palaeolithic; Selection; Social transmission; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ACHEULEAN; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; MORPHOMETRY; PALEOLITHIC; POPULATION GENETICS; SYMMETRY;

EID: 47049126357     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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