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emblemic style: a standalone construct

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emblemicstyle1 CONSTRUCTEmblemic styleWIESSNER · ARCHAEOLOGY

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Archaeology

formal variation in artifacts that sends a clear message about group membership to a defined audience.

In archaeology, emblemic style refers to formal variation in artifacts that sends a clear message about group membership to a defined audience. This meaning comes from Wiessner (1983) in American Antiquity.[1]

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References

  1. Wiessner, P. (1983). Style and Social Information in Kalahari San Projectile Points. American Antiquity, 48(2), 253-276. https://doi.org/10.2307/280450

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