Paradigms, Systematics, and Archaeology

1982-07-01articleJournal of Anthropological Research135 citationsclosed

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Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Archaeological and Geological Studies Language and cultural evolution

Abstract

The ways archaeologists view the past--their paradigms--directly influence their interpretations of the archaeological record. Paradigm change need not be irrational or undirected; such change can best be accomplished by focusing attention on the various ways that dynamic cultural processes can be linked with the static archaeological record.

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