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Is there a 'Neutral theory of Anthropology'?

Bentley, R.A.; Hahn, M.W.

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R.A. Bentley

M.W. Hahn



Abstract

Lansing and Cox open a welcome discussion of the potential for neutral models in anthropology—it has been almost 50 years since the original neutral models were applied to DNA sequences (e.g., Kimura 1968) and then later to biological phenotypes (e.g., Lande 1976) and cultural data (Cavalli-Sforza and Feldman 1981; Neiman 1995). This long history of research is a gold mine for studies of culture evolution.

Citation

Bentley, R., & Hahn, M. (2011). Is there a 'Neutral theory of Anthropology'?. Current Anthropology, 52(1), 117-118. https://doi.org/10.1086/657643

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Feb 1, 2011
Deposit Date Apr 24, 2012
Publicly Available Date Oct 10, 2014
Journal Current Anthropology
Print ISSN 0011-3204
Electronic ISSN 1537-5382
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 52
Issue 1
Pages 117-118
DOI https://doi.org/10.1086/657643

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