Detecting the effects of selection and stochastic forces in archaeological assemblages

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3211-3225

  Brantingham, P Jeffrey ^a   Perreault, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic technology; Cultural evolution; Cultural transmission; Evolutionary archaeology; Indirect selection; Mutation drift equilibrium; Neutral evolution; Price Equation

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; CERAMICS; CULTURAL CHANGE; INNOVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; STOCHASTICITY;

TURKEY;

EID: 77957224676     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.07.021     Document Type: Article

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