Evolutionary and interpretive archaeologies :  a dialogue / 
Ethan E. Cochrane, Andrew Gardner, editors. 
 - Walnut Creek, Calif. :  Left Coast Press,  2011. 
 - 361 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
 - Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London .
 - Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. .
<br/><br/> Papers originally presented at a seminar series held at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London in the spring term of 2007. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Evolutionary and Interpretive Archaeologies : A Dialogue /  Units of Transmission in Evolutionary Archaeology and the Role of Memetics /  Action and Structure in Interpretive Archaeologies /  "Style versus Function" 30 Years On /  Intentionality Matters : Creativity and Human Agency in the Construction of the Inka State /  Interpretive Archaeologies, Violence and Evolutionary Approaches /  Violence and Conflict : Warfare, Biology and Culture /  Tribes, Peoples, Ethnicity : Archaeology and Changing `We Groups' /  Cultural Selection, Drift and Ceramic Diversity at Bogazkoy-Hattusa /  Cultural and Biological Approaches to the Body in Archaeology : Can They Be Reconciled? /  Missing Links : Cultures, Species and the Cladistic Reconstruction of Prehistory /  The Ambiguity of Landscape : Discussing Points of Relatedness in Concepts and Methods /  Contrasts and Conflicts in Anthropology and Archaeology : The Evolutionary/Interpretive Dichotomy in Human Behavioural Research /  A Visit to Down House : Some Interpretive Comments on Evolutionary Archaeology /  An Evolutionary Perspective on the Goals of Archaeology /  Andrew Gardner, Ethan E. Cochrane --  Ethan E. Cochrane --  Andrew Gardner --  R. Alexander Bentley --  Bill Sillar --  Simon James --  Robert Layton --  Ulrike Sommer --  Claudia Glatz, Anne Kandler, James Steele --  Ruth D. Whitehouse --  Jamshid J. Tehrani --  Sue Hamilton --  Heidi Colleran, Ruth Mace --  Matthew H. Johnson --  Stephen Shennan. 
<br/><br/> This collection of original articles compares various key archaeological topics- agency, violence, social groups, diffusion- from evolutionary and interpretive perspectives. These two strands represent the major current theoretical poles in the discipline. By comparing and contrasting the insights they provide into major archaeological themes, this volume demonstrates the importance of theoretical frameworks in archaeological interpretations. Chapter authors discuss relevant Darwinian or interpretive theory with short archaeological and anthropological case studies to illustrate the substantive conclusions produced. The book will advance debate and contribute to a better understanding of the goals and research strategies that comprise these distinct research traditions. -- Back Cover. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781598744262 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1598744267 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781598744279 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1598744275 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781598746600 (electronic) 159874660X (electronic) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>^^2010052551 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015606508  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Archaeology--Methodology<br/>Archaeology--Philosophy<br/>Excavations (Archaeology)--Interpretive programs<br/>Social archaeology.<br/>Evolution<br/>Violence<br/>War and civilization.<br/>Social change
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CC75.7  / .E96 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>930.1