Style and Social Information in Kalahari San Projectile Points

Polly Wiessner

doi:10.2307/280450

journal article Apr 01, 1983

Style and Social Information in Kalahari San Projectile Points

Polly Wiessner

American Antiquity Vol. 48 No. 2 pp. 253-276 · Cambridge University Press (CUP)

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Abstract

The results of a study on the relationship between stylistic variation in Kalahari San projectile points and aspects of San social organization are summarized. Five issues relevant to archaeology are discussed in light of the San data: (1) stylistic behavior and the different aspects of style, (2) which items of material culture carry social information and why, (3) which attributes on San projectile points carry social information, (4) what the results of the analysis of stylistic variation in projectile points imply for current methods of stylistic analysis and interpretation, and (5) the correspondence between style in San projectile points and San organization.

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Published: Apr 01, 1983
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Polly Wiessner (1983). Style and Social Information in Kalahari San Projectile Points. American Antiquity, 48(2), 253-276. https://doi.org/10.2307/280450

Style and Social Information in Kalahari San Projectile Points

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