A developmental perspective on technological change
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| ID | 3132847 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Andrew White (0000-0002-0793-0142, Illinois Archaeological Survey, autor correspondente), Andrew A White (0000-0002-9859-0947) |
| Ano | 2008 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Fascículo | 4 |
| Páginas | 597-608 |
| Data de publicação | 2008-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438240802453351 |
| OpenAlex | W2002641307 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 2 |
| Referências citadas | 13 |
Generalized processes of technological development have implications for understanding change in prehistoric technologies. Documented cases of development typically follow a pattern where a period of rapid performance increase is followed by a period of more gradual change. This pattern appears to be the result of basic evolutionary search processes. If key variables related to performance can be identified and quantified, patterned changes in the tempo of performance improvement may be discernible in archaeological cases through a consideration of the statistical properties of assemblages. Understanding the developmental component of change may be an important aspect of understanding material variability in the archaeological record. Theoretical, computational, historical and archaeological cases are briefly discussed. Keywords: Technological changetechnological developmentevolutionary searchnonlinearS-curveagent-based model Acknowledgements Individuals and institutions too numerous to mention have contributed, directly or indirectly, to my thoughts about ways to try to understand technological variability and change in prehistoric contexts. These thoughts are still under development, and I thank Michael Shott for the invitation to present them briefly in their present form. I also would like specifically to thank Rick Riolo of the University of Michigan Center for the Study of Complex Systems for his continuing encouragement and feedback. All conclusions and suggestions, erroneous or otherwise, are, of course, my own
Aesthetics · Archaeological record · Archaeology · Biology · Epistemology · Key (lock · Period (music · Perspective (graphical · Prehistory · Technological change · Artificial Intelligence · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Ecology · History · Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting · Philosophy
| Obras citantes distintas | 2 |
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| Intervalo de citações | 2013 - 2018 (6) |
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
| Altamente citado | Não |
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