Abstract
Creolization theory has recently been adopted and adapted by archaeologists as a useful tool for the study of culture contact and culture change. Another term, acculturation, has a much longer history and appears to examine the same phenomena. An examination of how this approach was applied in the study of the development of a Hispanic creole culture demonstrates its utility regardless of the terminology used.
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Ewen, C.R. From colonist to creole: Archaeological patterns of Spanish colonization in the new world. Hist Arch 34, 36–45 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03373640
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