The Archaeology of Human Ancestry

Human social life is constrained and defined by our cognitive and emotional dispositions, which are the legacy of our foraging ancestors. But how difficult is it to reconstruct the social systems and cultural traditions of those ancestors? The Archaeology of Human Ancestry provides a stimulating and...

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description Human social life is constrained and defined by our cognitive and emotional dispositions, which are the legacy of our foraging ancestors. But how difficult is it to reconstruct the social systems and cultural traditions of those ancestors? The Archaeology of Human Ancestry provides a stimulating and provocative answer, in which archaeologists and biological anthropologists set out and demonstrate their reconstructive methods. Contributors use observations of primates and modern hunter-gatherers to illuminate the fossil and artefactual records. Thematic treatment covers the evolution of group size; group composition and the emotional structure of social bonds; sexual dimorphism and the sexual division of labour; and the origins of human cultural traditions. The Archaeology of Human Ancestry is an essential introduction to the subject for advanced undergraduates and researchers in archaeology and biological anthropology. It will also be used by workers in psychology, sociology and feminist studies as a resource for understanding human social origins.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1605892025-05-28T05:23:43Z The Archaeology of Human Ancestry Shennan, Stephen Steele, James Non-human Primates homo Homo Erectus erectus Social Structure hominid Genus Homo evolution African Apes archaeological Kyr BP record Hominid Evolution early Hominid Social Systems reproductive Group Size success Archaic Homo Sapiens modern Early Hominid Hominid Activities Homo Sapiens Sapiens Hominid Group Sizes Hominid Behaviour Modern Foragers Multi-male Groups Social Systems Great Apes Common Chimpanzees thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology Human social life is constrained and defined by our cognitive and emotional dispositions, which are the legacy of our foraging ancestors. But how difficult is it to reconstruct the social systems and cultural traditions of those ancestors? The Archaeology of Human Ancestry provides a stimulating and provocative answer, in which archaeologists and biological anthropologists set out and demonstrate their reconstructive methods. Contributors use observations of primates and modern hunter-gatherers to illuminate the fossil and artefactual records. Thematic treatment covers the evolution of group size; group composition and the emotional structure of social bonds; sexual dimorphism and the sexual division of labour; and the origins of human cultural traditions. The Archaeology of Human Ancestry is an essential introduction to the subject for advanced undergraduates and researchers in archaeology and biological anthropology. It will also be used by workers in psychology, sociology and feminist studies as a resource for understanding human social origins. 2025-05-28T05:23:42Z 2025-05-28T05:23:42Z 2025-05-27T10:37:59Z 2005 book ONIX_20250527T122911_9781134814497_34 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102756 9781134814497 9781134814442 9780415642941 9780203974131 9780415118620 9781134814480 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/160589 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102756/1/9781134814497.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9780203974131 10.4324/9780203974131 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781134814497 9781134814442 9780415642941 9780203974131 9780415118620 9781134814480 Routledge 472 Oxford open access
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Homo Erectus
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Social Structure
hominid
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evolution
African Apes
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Kyr BP
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Hominid Evolution
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Hominid Social Systems
reproductive
Group Size
success
Archaic Homo Sapiens
modern
Early Hominid
Hominid Activities
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Hominid Group Sizes
Hominid Behaviour
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Multi-male Groups
Social Systems
Great Apes
Common Chimpanzees
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The Archaeology of Human Ancestry
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title_full The Archaeology of Human Ancestry
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title_short The Archaeology of Human Ancestry
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topic Non-human Primates
homo
Homo Erectus
erectus
Social Structure
hominid
Genus Homo
evolution
African Apes
archaeological
Kyr BP
record
Hominid Evolution
early
Hominid Social Systems
reproductive
Group Size
success
Archaic Homo Sapiens
modern
Early Hominid
Hominid Activities
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Hominid Group Sizes
Hominid Behaviour
Modern Foragers
Multi-male Groups
Social Systems
Great Apes
Common Chimpanzees
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thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology
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homo
Homo Erectus
erectus
Social Structure
hominid
Genus Homo
evolution
African Apes
archaeological
Kyr BP
record
Hominid Evolution
early
Hominid Social Systems
reproductive
Group Size
success
Archaic Homo Sapiens
modern
Early Hominid
Hominid Activities
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Hominid Group Sizes
Hominid Behaviour
Modern Foragers
Multi-male Groups
Social Systems
Great Apes
Common Chimpanzees
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