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Perception and Interpretation in Contemporary Southwestern Archaeology: Comments on Cordell, Upham, and Brock

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

J. Jefferson Reid ,
Michael B. Schiffer ,
Stephanie M. Whittlesey ,
Madeleine J. Hinkes ,
Alan P. Sullivan III ,
Christian E. Downum ,
William A. Longacre  and
H. David Tuggle
J. Jefferson Reid
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Michael B. Schiffer
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Stephanie M. Whittlesey
Affiliation:
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Madeleine J. Hinkes
Affiliation:
United States Army Central Identification Laboratory, Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5480
Alan P. Sullivan III
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221
Christian E. Downum
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
William A. Longacre
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
H. David Tuggle
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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Abstract

A recent effort in archaeological critique by Cordell et al. (1987) is undermined by confusion, misunderstanding, and misrepresentation. This comment on their paper illustrates how confusion may arise when the literature of the American Southwest is not read carefully and the causes of variability in the archaeological record are understood incompletely.

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Résumé

La reciente contribución de Cordell et al. (1987) hacia la crítica arqueológica está sembrada de confusión, malentendidos, y tergiversaciones. Elpresente comentario sobre su artículo ilustra cómo confusión aparece cuajido la literatura del sur-oeste norteamericano no se lee con cuidado, y cuando las causas de la variabilidad en el registro arqueológico se comprenden de manera incompleta.

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American Antiquity , Volume 54 , Issue 4 , October 1989 , pp. 802 - 814
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1989

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