Cross-Cultural Comparative Approaches in Archaeology

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ID2296448
AutoresPeter N Peregrine (0000-0001-9185-3348, Lawrence University, autor correspondente)
Ano2001
Volume30
Fascículo1
Páginas1-18
Data de publicação2001-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAnnual Review of Anthropology (BOOK_SERIES)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0084-6570 • E-ISSN: 1545-4290
EditoraAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev.anthro.30.1.1
OpenAlexW2167143993
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas50
Referências citadas51

Cross-cultural comparative approaches have been used widely in archaeological research, yet to date none seem to have achieved their full potential. Synchronic cross-cultural comparisons have provided a number of material correlates of behavior, as well as a few causal and noncausal associations that allow behavior to be inferred from material remains. However, large areas of material culture, such as ceramics and lithics, have not yet been subject to extensive comparative analysis, and thus large areas of archaeological research that might be aided by synchronic comparative findings have been left unassisted. Diachronic cross-cultural comparisons have been used extensively to chart and analyze cultural evolution. However, these comparisons are typically based on grab-bag samples and only rarely employ statistics to aid in the discovery or testing of evolutionary patterns. New research tools providing a statistically valid sampling universe and information resources for coding archaeological data are being developed to facilitate cross-cultural comparisons

Archaeological record · Archaeology · Coding (social sciences · Comparative research · Data science · Experimental archaeology · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · History · Language and cultural evolution · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology