An Introduction to Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology (Hardcover)

An Introduction to Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology is the first concise introduction that lays out the epistemological foundations of evolutionary cognitive archaeology in a way that is accessible to students. The volume is divided into three sections. The first section situates cognitive archaeology in the pantheon of archaeological approaches and distinguishes between ideational cognitive archaeology and evolutionary cognitive archaeology. This is followed by a close look at the nature of cognitive archaeological inferences and concludes with brief summaries of the major methods of evolutionary cognitive archaeology. The second section of the book introduces the reader to a variety of cognitive phenomena that are accessible using the methods of cognitive archaeology: memory, technical cognition, spatial cognition, social cognition, art and aesthetics, and symbolism and language. The third section presents a brief outline of hominin cognitive evolution from the perspective of evolutionary cognitive archaeology. The authors divide the archaeological record into three major phases: The Bipedal Apes-3.3 million-1.7 million years ago; The Axe Age-1.7 million-300,000 years ago; and The Emergence of Modern Thinking-300,000-12,000 years ago. An Introduction to Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology is an essential text for undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars across the behavioral and social sciences interested in learning about cognitive archaeology, including psychologists, philosophers, anthropologists, and archaeologists.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Thomas Wynn • Frederick L. Coolidge
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-85695-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological theory Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Prehistoric archaeology
LSN:	0-367-85695-6
Barcode:	9780367856953

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