Cultural transmission and correlational selection in Late Period projectile points from the Puna of Salta, Argentina (AD 900 – 1500)

This work proposes a methodology for documenting metric patterns of trait correlation in Late Period (ca. AD 900-1500) projectile points from the Puna and pre-Puna of Salta, Argentina. In so doing, our main goal is to explain the patterns observed in terms of mechanisms of cultural evolution and sel...

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Main Authors: María Varde, Hernán Juan Muscio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Lithic Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/2784