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Universal Patterns in Cultural Evolution: An Empirical Analysis Using Guttman Scaling |
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| Authors: | PETER N. PEREGRINE CAROL R. EMBER MELVIN EMBER |
| Affiliation: | Department of Anthropology, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI 54911; Human Relations Area Files at Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511; Human Relations Area Files at Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511 |
| Abstract: | We test for universal patterns in cultural evolution by Guttman scaling on two different worldwide samples of archaeological traditions and on well-known archaeological sequences. The evidence is generally consistent with universal evolutionary sequences. We also present evidence for some punctuated evolutionary events. |
| Keywords: | cultural evolution cross-cultural research scaling anthropological theory |