Evolutionary Archaeology - Paper

By: O'Brien, Michael J.

Book Overview

The application of Darwinian theory to archaeological phenomena has always been a difficult concept. In its most modern form, this approach has only gained currency since the 1980s. Perhaps the greatest hurdle to incorporating scientific evolutionism into archaeology is the necessary development of more than a rudimentary understanding of Darwinian evolution itself. Failure to recognize the conflict of anthropological terms such as "adaptation"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874805147
• ISBN13: 9780874805147
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"