final Flashcards

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Diffusion

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The idea that there were specific points of origin from which archaeological and cultural features spread

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monocasual explanations

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tend to focus on one particular cause for events that happened in the past, such as the rise of ubanization

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Cognitive archaeology

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facts can not be viewed as having an objective existence independent of theory

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processual archaeology

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focuses on ecological and social factors, often emphasizing relations with the environment and subsistence economy

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