What does "culture-historical" mean?

Of or relating to an archaeological theory that emphasizes defining historical societies into distinct ethnic and cultural groupings according to their material culture.

Culture-historical

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Of or relating to an archaeological theory that emphasizes defining historical societies into distinct ethnic and cultural groupings according to their material culture. not-comparable

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