Evolution in Archaeology Export

@article{citeulike:2932029, abstract = {This review begins with a brief outline of the key concepts of Darwinian archaeology. Its history is then summarized, beginning with its emergence as a significant theoretical focus within the discipline in the early 1980s; its main present-day currents are then presented, citing examples of recent work. The developments in archaeology are part of broader trends in anthropology and psychology and are characterized by the same theoretical disagreements. There are two distinct research traditions: one centered on cultural transmission and dual inheritance theory and the other on human behavioral ecology. The development of specifically archaeological methodologies within these two traditions for testing evolutionary hypotheses relating to diachronic questions using archaeological data is discussed. Finally, this review suggests that the greatest challenge for the future lies in finding ways of using archaeological data to address current major debates in evolutionary social science as a whole concerning, for example, the emergence of largescale cooperation. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Anthropology Volume 37 is September 16, 2008. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/catalog/pubdates.aspx for revised estimates.}, author = {Shennan, Stephen}, citeulike-article-id = {2932029}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.anthro.37.081407.085153}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.anthro.37.081407.085153}, doi = {10.1146/annurev.anthro.37.081407.085153}, journal = {Annual Review of Anthropology}, keywords = {evolution}, number = {1}, posted-at = {2008-11-02 10:07:23}, priority = {2}, title = {Evolution in Archaeology}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.anthro.37.081407.085153}, volume = {37}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2932029 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2932029 N2 - This review begins with a brief outline of the key concepts of Darwinian archaeology. Its history is then summarized, beginning with its emergence as a significant theoretical focus within the discipline in the early 1980s; its main present-day currents are then presented, citing examples of recent work. The developments in archaeology are part of broader trends in anthropology and psychology and are characterized by the same theoretical disagreements. There are two distinct research traditions: one centered on cultural transmission and dual inheritance theory and the other on human behavioral ecology. The development of specifically archaeological methodologies within these two traditions for testing evolutionary hypotheses relating to diachronic questions using archaeological data is discussed. Finally, this review suggests that the greatest challenge for the future lies in finding ways of using archaeological data to address current major debates in evolutionary social science as a whole concerning, for example, the emergence of largescale cooperation. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Anthropology Volume 37 is September 16, 2008. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/catalog/pubdates.aspx for revised estimates. IS - 1 JF - Annual Review of Anthropology TI - Evolution in Archaeology VL - 37 KW - evolution AU - Shennan, Stephen PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.anthro.37.081407.085153 ER -