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Cross-Cultural Interaction and Change in Recent Old World Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Peter S. Wells
Peter S. Wells*
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Center for Ancient Studies, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Abstract

The aim of this review is to introduce readers of American Antiquity to some recent literature in Old World archaeology on the subject of cross-cultural interaction and its role in culture change. The coverage is not representative of Old World archaeology as a whole, but rather focuses on European research, with which this reviewer is most familiar, and primarily introduces literature published in English. It is hoped that readers of this journal may find material in this review that can be of direct use to them in their research on questions of culture change in New World contexts.

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Biennial Review of Old World Archaeology
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American Antiquity , Volume 54 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 66 - 83
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1989

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