Theory, Models, Explanation, and the Record: Response to Kohler and Sebastian
- 1 July 1996
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Antiquity
- Vol. 61 (3) , 603-608
- https://doi.org/10.2307/281845
Abstract
We believe that most of Kohler and Sebastian’s concerns regarding our research are attributable to differences in how we perceive the relations between theory, models, explanation, and the archaeological record. Other differences we attribute to misunderstandings of both our work and selectionist theory in general. We finally conclude that differences in our opinions on these issues represent broader problems in our discipline.Keywords
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