The Evolution of Australian Kin Terminologies: Models, Conditions, and Consequences

Catherine Sheard; Fiona M. Jordan

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The Evolution of Australian Kin Terminologies: Models, Conditions, and Consequences

Catherine Sheard^* (Corresponding Author)
, Fiona M. Jordan

^*Corresponding author for this work

Aberdeen Centre For Environmental Sustainability

University of Bristol

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Abstract

Keen’s systematic classification of kinship systems across Australia is a welcome data-driven challenge to traditional typological assumptions. The target article presents clear hypotheses, rooted in ethnographic and archaeological context, to explain the diversity documented in the work.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	60-61
Number of pages	2
Journal	Current Anthropology
Volume	63
Issue number	1
Early online date	1 Feb 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/719365
Publication status	Published - Feb 2022

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