Convergent Evolution of Prehistoric Technologies: the Entropy and Diversity of Limited SolutionsJournal of Archaeological Method and Theory - Tập 30 - Trang 1168-1199 - 2023
Aleksandr Diachenko, Ray John Rivers, Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka
Linking the likelihood of convergent evolution to the technologies’ complexity, this paper identifies the scales of technological diffusion and convergence, i.e., the evolving of structures that are similar, but not related to a common “ancestor.” Our study provides quantitative measures for understanding complexity and connectivity in technologies. The utility of our approach is exemplified throu...... hiện toàn bộ
Investigating Variation in Organization of Ceramic Production: An Ethnoarchaeological Study in Guizhou, ChinaJournal of Archaeological Method and Theory - Tập 10 - Trang 203-275 - 2003
Anne P. Underhill
This paper discusses variation in the organization of ceramic production among family specialists who use a fast wheel technology in south-central Guizhou, China. There is considerable variation in intensity, output, and scale among potting households in two communities. The paper evaluates the utility of two kinds of potential material indicators for this variation: 1) spatial organization for di...... hiện toàn bộ
Culture and Evolvability: a Brief Archaeological PerspectiveJournal of Archaeological Method and Theory - Tập 30 - Trang 1079-1108 - 2023
Michael J. O’Brien, Kevin N. Lala
Evolvability refers to the capacity, ability, or potential of an organism to generate heritable variation. Under this view, much extragenetic inheritance is regarded not as noise, fine-tuning, or a luxury add-on to genetic inheritance but as an essential tool for short-term adaptation. With respect to humans, the cultural contribution to evolvability is key to understanding evolution. In many inst...... hiện toàn bộ
Opening the Woods: Towards a Quantification of Neolithic Clearance Around the Somerset Levels and MoorsJournal of Archaeological Method and Theory - Tập 27 Số 2 - Trang 271-301 - 2020
Michelle E. Farrell, M. Jane Bunting, Fraser Sturt, Michael J. Grant, G. Aalbersberg, Rob Batchelor, Alex Brown, Denise Druce, Tom Hill, Arthur Hollinrake, Julie Jones, Heather Tinsley, Alex Bayliss, Peter Marshall, Suzi Richer, Alasdair Whittle
AbstractEnvironmental reconstructions from pollen records collected within archaeological landscapes have traditionally taken a broadly narrative approach, with few attempts made at hypothesis testing or formal assessment of uncertainty. This disjuncture between the traditional interpretive approach to palynological data and the requirement for detailed, locally sp...... hiện toàn bộ
Rác thải, Người thân và Nơi cư trú: Sử dụng Bãi Rác của Gia đình Dịch bởi AI Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory - Tập 11 - Trang 297-333 - 2004
Margaret E. Beck, Matthew E. Hill
Các bãi rác thứ cấp như bãi rác chứa vật thải có thể được sử dụng để so sánh tiêu thụ, vị thế, dân tộc hoặc hoạt động trong một công trình. Phân tích của chúng tôi về các mô hình loại bỏ của cư dân và hộ gia đình trong làng hiện đại Dalupa ở thung lũng sông Pasil, tỉnh Kalinga, Philippines, cho thấy rằng các tập hợp bãi rác có thể được sử dụng để so sánh rác thải của các gia đình mở rộng. Chúng tô...... hiện toàn bộ
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The Taphonomy of Resource Intensification: Zooarchaeological Implications of Resource Scarcity Among Bofi and Aka Forest ForagersJournal of Archaeological Method and Theory - Tập 20 - Trang 420-447 - 2012
Karen D. Lupo, Jason M. Fancher, Dave N. Schmitt
Zooarchaeological analyses often rely on bone fragmentation, cut marks, and other taphonomic indicators to bolster interpretations of resource intensification that are based on observed changes in prey types and frequencies. While these taphonomic indicators are assumed to be good proxy measures of processing effort, this assumption is based on inadequate actualistic data and analysts often confla...... hiện toàn bộ