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style and function: a standalone construct

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Archaeology

the distinction between artifact traits that affect performance and are shaped by selection and neutral stylistic traits that drift.

In archaeology, style and function refers to the distinction between artifact traits that affect performance and are shaped by selection and neutral stylistic traits that drift. This meaning comes from Dunnell (1978) in American Antiquity.[1]

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References

  1. Dunnell, R. C. (1978). Style and Function: A Fundamental Dichotomy. American Antiquity, 43(2), 192-202. https://doi.org/10.2307/279244

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