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ethnographic analogy: a standalone construct

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interpreting archaeological remains by comparison with practices observed among living peoples, with rules for choosing suitable comparisons.

In archaeology, ethnographic analogy refers to interpreting archaeological remains by comparison with practices observed among living peoples, with rules for choosing suitable comparisons. This meaning comes from Ascher (1961) in Southwestern Journal of Anthropology.[1]

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  1. Ascher, R. (1961). Analogy in Archaeological Interpretation. Southwestern Journal of Anthropology, 17(4), 317-325. https://doi.org/10.1086/soutjanth.17.4.3628943

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