Stimulated Variation and Cascades: Two Processes in the Evolution of Complex Technological Systems

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 309-335

  O'Brien, Michael J ^a   Bentley, R Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cascade model; Individual learning; Innovation; Invention; Social learning; Tipping points

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855131482     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-011-9110-7     Document Type: Article

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