Why Did Binford's Middle-Range Program Outcompete Schiffer's Formation Process Program?

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 284-290

  Kelly, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Binford; Formation processes; Middle range theory; Schiffer

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855130028     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-011-9111-6     Document Type: Article

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