An Introduction to Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology

ISBN-13: 9780367856946 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 128 str.

Thomas Wynn; Frederick L. Coolidge

Opis

An Introduction to Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology is the first concise introduction that lays out the epistemological foundations of evolutionary cognitive archaeology in a way that is accessible to students.

Spis treści

SECTION I: METHOD AND THEORY  1. Introduction  2. Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology  3. Two Cognitive Archaeologies  4. Reasoning About Prehistoric Minds  5. Methods of Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology;  SECTION II: CORE ISSUES IN EVOLUTIONARY COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY  6. Memory  7. Technical Cognition  8. Spatial Cognition  9. Social Cognition  10. Art and Aesthetics  11. Symbolism and Language;  SECTION III: BRIEF OUTLINE OF HOMININ COGNITIVE EVOLUTION  12. Phase 1: The Bipedal Apes 3.3 – 1.7 Million  13. Phase 2: The Axe Age 1.7 Million – 300,000  14. Phase 3: The Emergence of Modern Thinking – 300,000 – 12,000  Conclusion