Cognitive Archaeology is a relatively young though fast growing
discipline. The intellectual heart of cognitive archaeology is
archaeology, the discipline that investigates the only direct
evidence of the actions and decisions of prehistoric people. Its
theories and methods are an eclectic mix of psychological,
neuroscientific, paleoneurological, philosophical, anthropological,
ethnographic, comparative, aesthetic, and experimental theories,
methods, and models, united only by their focus on cognition. The
Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Archaeology is a landmark publication,
showcasing the theories, methods, and accomplishments of
archaeologists who investigate the human mind, including its
evolutionary development, its ideation (thoughts and beliefs), and
its very nature-through material forms. The volume encompasses the
wide spectrum of the discipline, showcasing contributions from more
than 50 established and emerging scholars from Europe, Africa,
Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Prominent among these are
contributions that discuss the epistemological frameworks of both
the evolutionary and ideational approaches and the leading theories
that ground interpretations. Significantly, the majority of
chapters deliver substantive contributions that analyze specific
examples of material culture, from the oldest known stone tools to
ceramic and rock art traditions of the recent millennium. These
examples include the gamut of methods and techniques, including
typology, replication studies, chaînes operatoires,
neuroarchaeology, ethnographic comparison, and the direct
historical approach. In addition, the book begins with
retrospective essays by several of the pioneers of cognitive
archaeology, presenting a broad range of state-of-the-art
investigations into cognitive abilities, tackling thorny issues
like the cognitive status of Neandertals, and concluding with
speculative essays about the future of an archaeology of mind, and
of the mind itself.
General
| Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Oxford Library of Psychology |
| Release date: |
2024 |
| Volume editors: |
Thomas Wynn
(Distinguished Professor of Anthropology)
• Karenleigh Overmann
(Assistant Professor of Anthropology & Co-Director)
• Frederick Coolidge
(Professor of Psychology)
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| Dimensions: |
246 x 171mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
1320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-289595-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-19-289595-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780192895950 |
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