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Cognitive archaeology is a theoretical perspective in archaeology that focuses on the ancient mind. It is divided into two main groups: evolutionary cognitive archaeology (ECA), which seeks to understand human cognitive evolution from the material record, and ideational cognitive archaeology (ICA), which focuses on the symbolic structures discernable in or inferable from past material culture.
Thomas G. Wynn is an American archaeologist known for his work in cognitive archaeology.He is a pioneer of evolutionary cognitive archaeology; his article "The intelligence of later Acheulean hominids" (Man, 1979) is considered a classic in the field.
Lambros Malafouris is a Greek-British cognitive archaeologist who has pioneered the application of concepts from the philosophy of mind to the material record. He is Professor of Cognitive and Anthropological Archaeology at the University of Oxford. [1]
Neuroarchaeology is a sub-discipline of archaeology that uses neuroscientific data to infer things about brain form and function in human cognitive evolution. The term was first suggested and thus coined by Colin Renfrew and Lambros Malafouris. [1] [2]
James David Lewis-Williams (born 1934) is a South African archaeologist. [1] He is best known for his research on southern African San rock art. [2] [3] He is the founder and previous director of the Rock Art Research Institute [3] [4] and is currently professor emeritus of cognitive archaeology at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS).
Post-processual archaeology, which is sometimes alternatively referred to as the interpretative archaeologies by its adherents, [1] [2] is a movement in archaeological theory that emphasizes the subjectivity of archaeological interpretations.
Frederick L. Coolidge is an American professor of psychology known for his work in cognitive archaeology. He has taught at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs since 1979. [ 1 ] With Karenleigh A. Overmann , he currently co-directs the Center for Cognitive Archaeology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. [ 2 ]
The great apes (Hominidae) show some cognitive and empathic abilities. Chimpanzees can make tools and use them to acquire foods and for social displays; they have mildly complex hunting strategies requiring cooperation, influence and rank; they are status conscious, manipulative and capable of deception; they can learn to use symbols and understand aspects of human language including some ...