Cultural evolution and physical evolution

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Cultural evolution and physical evolution are both key concepts in anthropological archaeology. Why is this? Why is the concept of change so vital to archaeological research and what methods, techniques, and theories have archaeologists developed to help them understand the nature of cultural and physical change in the archaeological record?

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