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More on Estimating Tillage Effects: Reply to Dunnell and Yorston

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Frank L. Cowan  and
George H. Odell
Frank L. Cowan
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 380 MFAC, Buffalo, NY 14261
George H. Odell
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74104
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Abstract

Comments by Dunnell and Yorston (this issue) on our article concerning the effects of tillage on archaeological distributions are, in general, useful contributions toward an understanding of a topic with which most archaeologists must ultimately come to grips. A few of these comments have stimulated a reconsideration of our position on a couple of points, and we hope that this exchange of ideas will clarify the situation for anyone who desires to pursue this research trajectory further.

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Los comentarios realizados por Dunnell y Yorston (presentados aquí dentro) sobre nuestro artículo respecto a los efectos del arado sobre distribuciones arqueológicas son, en general, contribuciones útiles para la comprensión de un tema con el cual muchos arqueólogos deben familiarizarse. Algunos de estos comentarios han estimulado la reconsideración de nuestra posición en algunos puntos, y esperamos que este intercambio de ideas aclare la situación para quien desee continuar con la trayectoria de esta investigación.

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American Antiquity , Volume 55 , Issue 3 , July 1990 , pp. 598 - 605
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1990 

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