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Early Archaic Settlement Along The Central Savannah River, Re-Visited, J. Christopher Gillam
Early Archaic Settlement Along The Central Savannah River, Re-Visited, J. Christopher Gillam
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Recovery Of The Css Pee Dee Armament From The Great Pee Dee River, James D. Spirek, Jonathan Leader
Recovery Of The Css Pee Dee Armament From The Great Pee Dee River, James D. Spirek, Jonathan Leader
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In Search Of Yamasee Indian Villages In Upper Port Royal Waters, James D. Spirek, Chester B. Depratter
In Search Of Yamasee Indian Villages In Upper Port Royal Waters, James D. Spirek, Chester B. Depratter
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Persistent Cultures: Miskitu Kinship Terminological Fluidity, Stephen M. Lyon, Mark Jamieson, Michael Fischer
Persistent Cultures: Miskitu Kinship Terminological Fluidity, Stephen M. Lyon, Mark Jamieson, Michael Fischer
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Kinship is understood dynamicallyandprocessuallybutkinshipterminologies are remarkably stable idea systems. They provide cultural continuity over time and are more resistant to modification than many types of cultural instantiations.Miskituspeakers in Nicaragua, however, have adopted new kin terms that appear to have fundamentally changed the idea system used to generate their kin terms historically. The shape of the changes that have occurred in Miskitu kin terminologies over time are the result of powerful economic, political and social forces introduced, in part, as a consequence of the geography of Mosquito Coast economies, migrations and political processes. We argue that the current use of kin …