Evolutionary and interpretive archaeologies : a dialogue / Ethan E. Cochrane, Andrew Gardner, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cochrane, Ethan E.

Gardner, Andrew, 1973-

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Methodology.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Philosophy.

Social archaeology.

Evolution.

Violence.

War and civilization.

Social change.

Physical Description:

361 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, [2011]

Summary:

Drawn from presentations originally delivered as a series of seminars held at the Institute of Archeology at University College London in 2007, this collection of fifteen papers on interpretive archeologies showcases current scholarship with evolutionary themes across a variety of research areas. Grouped into sections covering theoretical problems, contexts of study and directions for future research, papers address such topics as action and structure in interpretive archeologies, evolutionary approaches to violence and the evolutionary/interpretive dichotomy in human behavioral research. Numerous illustrations and tables are provided throughout the work. Contributors include academics in archeology and related fields from universities in the UK. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Part 1 Theoretical Converns

2 Units of Transmission in Evolutionary Archaeology and the Role of Memetics / Ethan E. Cochrane Cochrane, Ethan E. 31

3 Action and Structure in Interpretive Archaeologies / Andrew Gardner Gardner, Andrew 63

4 'Style versus Function' 30 Years On / R. Alexander Bentley Bentley, R. Alexander 83

5 Intentionality Matters: Creativity and Human Agency in the Construction of the Inka State / Bill Sillar Sillar, Bill 105

Part 2 Contexts of Study

6 Interpretive Archaeologies, Violence and Evolutionary Approaches / Simon James James, Simon 127

7 Violence and Conflict: Warfare, Biology and Culture / Robert Layton Layton, Robert 151

8 Tribes, Peoples, Ethnicity: Archaeology and Changing 'We Groups' / Ulrike Sommer Sommer, Ulrike 169

9 Cultural Selection, Drift and Ceramic Diversity at Bogazköy-Hattusa / Claudia Glatz Glatz, Claudia, Anne Kandler Kandler, Anne, James Steele Steele, James 199

10 Cultural and Biological Approaches to the Body in Archaeology: Can They Be Reconciled? / Ruth D. Whitehouse Whitehouse, Ruth D. 227

11 Missing Links: Cultures, Species and the Cladistic Reconstruction of Prehistory / Jamshid J. Tehrani Tehrani, Jamshid J. 245

12 The Ambiguity of Landscape: Discussing Points of Relatedness in Concepts and Methods / Sue Hamilton Hamilton, Sue 263

Part 3 Future Directions

13 Contrasts and Conflicts in Anthropology and Archaeology: The Evolutionary/Interpretive Dichotomy in Human Behavioural Research / Heidi Colleran Colleran, Heidi, Ruth Mace Mace, Ruth 281

14 A Visit to Down House: Some Interpretive Comments on Evolutionary Archaeology / Matthew H. Johnson Johnson, Matthew H. 307

15 An Evolutionary Perspective on the Goals of Archaeology / Stephen Shennan Shennan, Stephen 325.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781598744262

1598744267

9781598744279

1598744275

9781598746600

159874660X

OCLC:

694509761