Ceramic diversity, random copying, and tests for selectivity in ceramic production

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1348-1358

  Steele, James ^a   Glatz, Claudia ^a   Kandler, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeological ceramics; Cultural transmission; Drift; Neutral model; Selection

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BRONZE AGE; CERAMICS;

TURKEY;

EID: 77950019750     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.12.039     Document Type: Article

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