The fate of evolutionary archaeology
Survival or Extinction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4917157 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Liane Gabora (0000-0002-0382-7711, University of British Columbia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 690-696 |
| Publication date | 2006-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438240600963395 |
| OpenAlex | W2070558892 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 22 |
It is important to be clear as to whether a theory such as evolutionary\narchaeology pertains to biological evolution, in which acquired change is\nobliterated at the end of each generation, or cultural change, in which\nacquired change is retained. In evolutionary archaeology, (1) the population is\nsaid to consist of artifacts, yet (2) artifacts are said to be phenotypic.\nNeither (1) nor (2) is necessarily problematic in and of itself, but the two\nare inconsistent, as the first pertains to cultural change whereas the second\nto the biological evolution of humans. A first step to avoiding this problem is\nto recognize that there is a need for a theory of change specific to human\nculture. Referring to ongoing work using a related approach to cultural change,\nit is suggested that the inconsistencies in evolutionary archaeology, though\nproblematic, are not insurmountable.\n
Biological evolution · Evolutionary neuroscience · Evolutionary theory · Modern evolutionary synthesis · Population · Sociocultural evolution · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Language and cultural evolution · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
The Origins of Order
Evolution in Mendelian Populations
The Historical Development of an Evolutionary Archaeology
Evolutionary approaches in archaeology
Evolution as context-driven actualisation of potential
Society and Technological Control
Evolutionary Archaeology
Evaluating evolutionary archaeology
Evolutionism and North America's archaeological record
Archaeology evolving
Some Relationships between Behavioral and Evolutionary Archaeologies
Questions of Evidence, Legitimacy, and the (Dis)Unity of Science
Evidence and Metaphor in Evolutionary Archaeology
History and Explanation in Archaeology
On Evolutionary Ecology and Evolutionary Archaeology
The Goals of Evolutionary Archaeology
Is It Evolution Yet? A Critique of Evolutionary Archaeology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |