Kinship and Deep History
Exploring Connections between Culture Areas, Genes, and Languages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2463386 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Doug Jones (University of Utah, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 501-514 |
| Publication date | 2003-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7294 • E-ISSN: 1548-1433 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/aa.2003.105.3.501 |
| OpenAlex | W2099141652 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 62 |
Large-scale geographic variation in kinship systems may have deep roots. A number of authors now argue for an "emerging synthesis," with genetic, linguistic, and archeological findings coming together to paint a consistent picture of large-scale population spreads in prehistory. This article explores a social structural dimension of this synthesis: Major culture areas based on variation in kinship systems correspond closely-yet not perfectly-to genetic and linguistic clusters identified by other researchers. Thus it may be possible to reconstruct: (1) a set of "primary" culture areas corresponding to major population blocs and associated with ancient demic expansions and parallel transmission of genes and culture, and (2) a smaller set of overlying "secondary" culture areas of more recent origin that do not map onto genetic subdivisions and result from changes in subsistence or political economy independent of large-scale demic expansions. I also review latitudinal variation in kinship systems. [Keywords: culture areas, demic expansions, kinship (prehistory), protolanguages
Agriculture · Archaeology · Cartography · Economic geography · Genealogy · Geography · Kinship · Population · Prehistory · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Subsistence agriculture · Variation (astronomy · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · Forensic and Genetic Research · History · Language and cultural evolution
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,87 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2022 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |