Transmission Theory in the Study of Stone Tools: A Midwestern North American Example
1997; Wiley; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1525/ap3a.1997.7.1.193
ISSN1551-8248
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
ResumoArchaeological Papers of the American Anthropological AssociationVolume 7, Issue 1 p. 193-204 Transmission Theory in the Study of Stone Tools: A Midwestern North American Example Michael J. Shott, Michael J. Shott University of Northern IowaSearch for more papers by this author Michael J. Shott, Michael J. Shott University of Northern IowaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 28 June 2008 https://doi.org/10.1525/ap3a.1997.7.1.193Citations: 4AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Selectionism has to do with the differential transmission of traits through generations, however conceived. Popular in archaeology in recent years, selectionism remains better known for programmatic statements than for empirical applications. Boyd and Richerson's transmission models only weakly account for variation and, presumably, selection through time in metric attributes of points in Late Woodland and Emergent Mississippian contexts at the Range site in midwestern North America. Social transmission should increase with population size and social complexity. Range's occupation spans several cycles in these properties without corresponding variation in metric values and their dispersion predicted by theory. Selectionism and other interpretive traditions all require closer attention to how the record formed before we can distinguish between their often competing predictions. 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