Evolutionary theory and post-processual archaeology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3524873 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Mithen (0000-0002-3391-7443, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 240 |
| Pages | 483-494 |
| Publication date | 1989-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00076456 |
| OpenAlex | W2472295647 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 26 |
Revolutions may come and go, but evolution just keeps on growing.' A century after Darwin, and social darwinism, evolutionary theory still has an important place in archaeological thought. Here its relevance and application is set out in relation to recent discussions of archaeological theory
Archaeological theory · Archaeology · Charles darwin · Darwin (ADL) · Darwinism · Epistemology · Evolutionary theory · Political science · Relation (database) · Relevance (law) · Social Darwinism · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · History · Language and cultural evolution · Philosophy · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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Evolutionary approaches in archaeology
Evolution and Cognition
The Environmental Approach to Prehistoric Studies
The Hollow Men? A Reply to Steven Mithen
Individuals, Groups and the Palaeolithic Record
Ecological Interpretations of Palaeolithic Art
The Use of Spatial Analysis to Study Prehistoric Settlement Architecture
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The Darwinian Resurgence and the Cultural Virus Critique
Chronology and explanation in western Victoria and south‐east South Australia
The Concept of Evolution in Early Twentieth-Century Americanist Archaeology
Cognitive Archaeology, Evolutionary Psychology and Cultural Transmission, with Particular Reference to Religious Ideas
Radical archaeology and middle-range methodology
Problems in constructing a prehistoric regional sequence
Human reproductive behaviour
Beast and man
Rules and representations
Postprocessual Archaeology
Thoughtful Foragers
Rules and representations
Theoretical archaeology
Reconstructing Archaeology
The Origins of Agriculture
Genes, Mind, and Culture
Syntactic Structures
Ideology, power and prehistory
Evolution and Social Life
Ideology, Power and Prehistory
Early European agriculture
Programmed to Learn
Re-Constructing Archaeology
Beast and Man. The Roots of Human Nature
Archaeology
Adaptation and Evolutionary Approaches to Anthropology
The Cultural Context of Hunter-Gatherer Rock Art
Optimality Theory in Anthropology
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2023 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |