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style-function dichotomy: a standalone construct

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a distinction, drawn by Dunnell, between functional traits that affect fitness and are shaped by selection, and stylistic traits that are neutral and track transmission.

In archaeology, style-function dichotomy refers to a distinction, drawn by Dunnell, between functional traits that affect fitness and are shaped by selection, and stylistic traits that are neutral and track transmission. This meaning comes from Dunnell (1978) in American Antiquity.[1]

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  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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