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Theory, Models, Explanation, and the Record: Response to Kohler and Sebastian

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Robert D. Leonard  and
Heidi E. Reed
Robert D. Leonard
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Heidi E. Reed
Affiliation:
National Park Service and Navajo Nation Historic Preservation Department, Window Rock, AZ 86515
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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.

Creemos que muchas de las preocupaciones de Kohler y Sebastian respecto a nuestras investigaciones son atribuibles a diferencias en como persibimos la relación entre teoría, modelos, explicación, y el registro arqueológico. Otras diferencias las atribuímos a que ellos no comprenden nuestro trabajo ni la teoría general seleccionista. Concluímos que las diferencias entre nuestras opiniones sobre estos temás representan problemas más generates en nuestra disciplina.

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American Antiquity , Volume 61 , Issue 3 , July 1996 , pp. 603 - 608
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1996

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