Theory testing in prehistoric North America: Fruits of one of the world's great archeological natural laboratories

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 145-153

  Bingham, Paul M ^a   Souza, Joanne ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlatl; Bow; Neolithic; North America; Social coercion; Social complexity; Theory of history

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; HISTORY; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY; WAR;

ARCHAEOLOGY; COERCION; FOOD SUPPLY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; NORTH AMERICA; SOCIAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY; WAR;

EID: 84879315311     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: 15206505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.21359     Document Type: Article

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