Copying error and the cultural evolution of "Additive" vs. "Reductive" material traditions: An experimental assessment

American Antiquity

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 128-143

  Schillinger, Kerstin ^a   Mesoudi, Alex ^b   Lycett, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84901487216     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7183/0002-7316.79.1.128     Document Type: Article

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