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What does diffusionism mean?

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Noun
  1. The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another, especially the West.
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Not since the heady days of twentieth-century diffusionism has human mobility become such a prominent feature of archaeological narratives.
The concept of diffusionism, however, and the idea of a historical archetype discernible from distinct and different contemporary practices are increasingly distrusted.
The theoretical apparatus is that of diffusionism, and cartography is the tool par excellence.
His theoretical approach blended together Marxism, diffusionism, and functionalism.

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