Handbook of Evolutionary Research in Archaeology

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
 Introduction  (Anna Marie Prentiss)....Pages 1-22
Front Matter ....Pages 23-23
 Introduction to Cultural Microevolutionary Research in Anthropology and Archaeology  (Matthew J. Walsh, Anna Marie Prentiss, Felix Riede)....Pages 25-47
 Cultural Transmission and Innovation in Archaeology  (Matthew J. Walsh, Felix Riede, Sean O’Neill)....Pages 49-70
 Natural Selection, Material Culture, and Archaeology  (Nathan Goodale)....Pages 71-81
 Analysing Cultural Frequency Data: Neutral Theory and Beyond  (Anne Kandler, Enrico R. Crema)....Pages 83-108
Front Matter ....Pages 109-109
 Cultural Macroevolution  (Anna Marie Prentiss, Cheyenne L. Laue)....Pages 111-125
 Landscape Revolutions for Cultural Evolution: Integrating Advanced Fitness Landscapes into the Study of Cultural Change  (Cheyenne L. Laue, Alden H. Wright)....Pages 127-147
 The Uses of Cultural Phylogenetics in Archaeology  (Larissa Mendoza Straffon)....Pages 149-160
 Contributions of Bayesian Phylogenetics to Exploring Patterns of Macroevolution in Archaeological Data  (Erik Gjesfjeld, Peter Jordan)....Pages 161-182
 Cultural Macroevolution and Social Change  (Charles S. Spencer)....Pages 183-213
Front Matter ....Pages 215-215
 Human Ecology  (Anna Marie Prentiss)....Pages 217-229
 Human Behavioral Ecology and Zooarchaeology  (Lisa Nagaoka)....Pages 231-253
 Human Behavioral Ecology and Plant Resources in Archaeological Research  (Kristen J. Gremillion)....Pages 255-273
 Costly Signaling Theory in Archaeology  (Colin P. Quinn)....Pages 275-294
 Human Behavioral Ecology and Technological Decision-Making  (Nicole M. Herzog, Nathan Goodale)....Pages 295-309
 Demography, Environment, and Human Behavior  (Cedric Puleston, Bruce Winterhalder)....Pages 311-335
 Niche Construction Theory and Human Biocultural Evolution  (Felix Riede)....Pages 337-358
Front Matter ....Pages 359-359
 A Brief Overview of Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology  (Marc A. Abramiuk)....Pages 361-377
 Embodied Cognition and the Archaeology of Mind: A Radical Reassessment  (Duilio Garofoli)....Pages 379-405
 Evolution and the Origins of Visual Art: An Archaeological Perspective  (Larissa Mendoza Straffon)....Pages 407-435
Back Matter ....Pages 437-443