The concept of culture areas
A) has roots in the late nineteenth century.
B) is ushered in with New Archaeology in the 1960s.
C) was first outlined in Phillips' influential book, Method and Theory in American Archaeology (1958).
D) is based on the understanding of Cottonwood Triangular points.

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The concept of culture areas dates back to the late nineteenth century, developed as anthropologists and archaeologists sought to categorize and understand the distribution of cultural traits across geographic regions. This approach helped in the study of cultural similarities and differences among various indigenous peoples, especially in the Americas, before the advent of more modern archaeological theories.

The Concept of Culture Areas