Thomas Wynn, Frederick L. Coolidge

An Introduction to Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000571141
• Artikelnr.: 63490909

Autorenporträt

Thomas Wynn is a distinguished professor of anthropology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Since the 1970s, his research has centered on the explicit use of psychological theory to interpret archaeological remains. He has published extensively on hominin cognitive evolution.



Frederick L. Coolidge is a professor of psychology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS). He is the co-director of the UCCS Center of Cognitive Archaeology. He is the author or co-author of several books spanning the disciplines of cognitive archaeology, statistics, and psychology.

Inhaltsangabe

SECTION I: METHOD AND THEORY 1. Introduction 2. Evolutionary Cognitive
Archaeology 3. Two Cognitive Archaeologies 4. Reasoning About Prehistoric
Minds 5. Methods of Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology; SECTION II: CORE
ISSUES IN EVOLUTIONARY COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY 6. Memory 7. Technical
Cognition 8. Spatial Cognition 9. Social Cognition 10. Art and Aesthetics
11. Symbolism and Language; SECTION III: BRIEF OUTLINE OF HOMININ COGNITIVE
EVOLUTION 12. Phase 1: The Bipedal Apes 3.3 - 1.7 Million 13. Phase 2: The
Axe Age 1.7 Million - 300,000 14. Phase 3: The Emergence of Modern Thinking
- 300,000 - 12,000 Conclusion

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SECTION I: METHOD AND THEORY 1. Introduction 2. Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology 3. Two Cognitive Archaeologies 4. Reasoning About Prehistoric Minds 5. Methods of Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology; SECTION II: CORE ISSUES IN EVOLUTIONARY COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY 6. Memory 7. Technical Cognition 8. Spatial Cognition 9. Social Cognition 10. Art and Aesthetics 11. Symbolism and Language; SECTION III: BRIEF OUTLINE OF HOMININ COGNITIVE EVOLUTION 12. Phase 1: The Bipedal Apes 3.3 - 1.7 Million 13. Phase 2: The Axe Age 1.7 Million - 300,000 14. Phase 3: The Emergence of Modern Thinking - 300,000 - 12,000 Conclusion