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On a Fundamental False Dichotomy in Evolutionary Archaeology: Response to Hurt, Rakita, and Leonard

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Scott G. Ortman
Scott G. Ortman*
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Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, 23390 County Road K, Cortez, CO 81321
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Abstract

My comments on evolutionary archaeology (EA) were not intended to address assumptions of the neutral model of style, but rather the readiness of evolutionary archaeologists to conclude that decorative variation is selectively neutral. In light of this misunderstanding, I welcome the opportunity to clarify my position on implications of my research for EA, as there was insufficient space in the original article to do more than hint at the issues raised by Hurt and her coauthors.

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Résumé

Mis comentarios sobre la arqueologia evolucionista (AE) no intentaron discutir las suposiciones del modelo neutro de estilo, sino más bien la rapidez con que los arqueólogos evolucionistas concluyen que la variación decorativa es selectivamente neutral. En vista de este malentendido, yo agradezco la oportunidad de clarificar mi posición sobre las implicaciones de mi investigación en AE, pues no bubo suficiente espacio en mo artículo original para discutir los puntos propuestos por Hurt y sus coautores. '

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American Antiquity , Volume 66 , Issue 4 , October 2001 , pp. 744 - 746
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 2001

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