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Evolutionary Archaeology : Theory and Application Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry
author
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O'Brien, Michael J.
publisher
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University of Utah Press
isbn10 | asin
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print isbn13
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9780874805024
ebook isbn13
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9780585133416
language
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English
subject
Archaeology, Social evolution, Social change.
publication date
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1996
lcc
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CC173.E96 1996eb
ddc
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930.1
subject
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Archaeology, Social evolution, Social change.
Page i
Evolutionary Archaeology
Page ii
Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry
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Evolutionary Archaeology
Theory and Application
Edited by Michael J. O'Brien
Foreword by Robert C. Dunnell
University Of Utah Press Salt Lake City
Page iv
Foundations Of Archaeological Inquiry James M. Skibo, editor
Copyright 1996 by the University of Utah Press All rights reserved
Printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America 01 00 99 98 97 96 6 5 4 3 2 1
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Evolutionary archaeology : theory and application / edited by Michael J. O'Brien; foreword by Robert C. Dunnell. p.cm.(Foundations of archaeological inquiry) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87480-5 14-7 (alk. paper) 1. Archaeology. 2. Social evolution. 3. Social change. I. O'Brien, Michael J. (Michael John), 1950 . II. Series. CC173.E96 1996 930.1dc2096-20648
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CONTENTS
Foreword
vii
Preface and Acknowledgments
xiii
Evolutionary Archaeology: An Introduction
1
Part I: The Foundations of Evolutionary Archaeology
17
1. Natural Selection, Scale, and Cultural Evolution: Some Preliminary Considerations
RobertC. Dunnell
24
2. Evolutionary Theory and Archaeology
RobertC. Dunnell
30
3. Science, Social Science, and Common Sense: The Agonizing Dilemma of Modern Archaeology
RobertC. Dunnell
68
4. Aspects of the Application of Evolutionary Theory in Archaeology
RobertC. Dunnell
86
5. Archaeology and Evolutionary Science
RobertC. Dunnell
98
Part II: Methodological Issues In Evolutionary Archaeology
107
6. Style And Function: A Fundamental Dichotomy
RobertC. Dunnell
112
7. Archaeological Potential of Anthropological and Scientific Models of Function
RobertC. Dunnell
123
8. Elements of an Inclusive Evolutionary Model for Archaeology
RobertD. LeonardAndGeorgeT. Jones
139
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9. Undirected Variation and the Darwinian Explanation of Cultural Change
DavidRindos
152
10. Variation, Selection, and the Archaeological Record
MichaelJ. O'brienAndThomasD. Holland
177
Part III: Applying an Evolutionary Perspective
201
11. Symbiosis, Instability, and the Origins and Spread of Agriculture: A New Model
DavidRindos
209
12. A Paradigmatic Shift in the Search for the Origin of Agriculture
MichaelJ. O'BrienAndH. ClydeWilson
236
13. Ceramics and Evolution
HectorNeff
244
14. Coevolution of Sedentism, Pottery Technology, and Horticulture in the Central Midwest, 200 B.C.-A.D. 600
DavidP. Braun
270
References
285
Index
319
Contributors
329
Page vii
FOREWORD
In some respects a collection of archaeological essays using evolutionary theory as a theme is a strange assemblage. After all, evolutionary theory is
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