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This chapter is an exploration of some of the problems encountered in combining archaeological, historical, and ethnographic data in synthetic studies of culture change in the contact period. Combining these sorts of data effectively is critical for understanding cultural change in the context of contact situations. It is worth exploring the kinds of problems we often encounter in combining these various data because the examination points to theoretical, disciplinary, and epistemological conflicts that can frustrate the objectives of research concerning culture change undertaken in the context of a contact situation.
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Wilson, S.M. (1993). Structure and History. In: Rogers, J.D., Wilson, S.M. (eds) Ethnohistory and Archaeology. Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1115-5_2
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