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Handbook of Evolutionary Research in Archaeology

Anna Marie Prentiss editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:14th Jun '19

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Evolutionary Research in Archaeology seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary evolutionary research in archaeology. The book will provide a single source for introduction and overview of basic and advanced evolutionary concepts and research programs in archaeology.  Content will be organized around four areas of critical research including microevolutionary and macroevolutionary process, human ecology studies (evolutionary ecology, demography, and niche construction), and evolutionary cognitive archaeology. Authors of individual chapters will address theoretical foundations, history of research, contemporary contributions and debates, and implications for the future for their respective topics. As appropriate, authors present or discuss short empirical case studies to illustrate key arguments.

“This volume covers a lot of ground at considerable depth. … readers of this volume should gain an excellent understanding of the current status of evolutionary research in archaeology in all its contradictions, complexity, and insight. … this compelling volume indicates that this approach proves extremely robust in explaining the development of human behavior.” (Christopher Morgan, American Antiquity, Vol. 85 (4), 2020)

ISBN: 9783030111168

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443 pages

1st ed. 2019