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Before Modern Humans

New Perspectives on the African Stone Age

By: Grant S. McCall

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Before Modern Humans

New Perspectives on the African Stone Age

By: Grant S. McCall

This fascinating volume, assessing Lower and Middle Pleistocene African prehistory, argues that the onset of the Middle Stone Age marks the origins of landscape use patterns resembling those of modern human foragers. Inaugurating a paradigm shift in our understanding of modern human behavior, Grant McCall argues that this transition—related to the origins of “home base” residential site use—occurred in mosaic fashion over the course of hundreds of thousands of years. He concludes by proposing a model of brain evolution driven by increasing subsistence diversity and intensity against the backdrop of larger populations and Pleistocene environmental unpredictability. McCall argues that human brain size did not arise to support the complex patterns of social behavior that pervade our lives today, but instead large human brains were co-opted for these purposes relatively late in prehistory, accounting for the striking archaeological record of the Upper Pleistocene.

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1000158012

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9781000158014

Strategies for Quantitative Research

Archaeology by Numbers

By: Grant S. McCall

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Strategies for Quantitative Research

Archaeology by Numbers

By: Grant S. McCall

It is little secret that most archaeologists are uneasy with statistics. Thankfully, in the modern world, quantitative analysis has been made immensely easier by statistical software packages. Software now does virtually all our statistical calculations, removing a great burden for researchers. At the same time, since most statistical analysis now takes place through the pushing of buttons in software packages, new problems and dangers have emerged. How does one know which statistical test to use? How can one tell if certain data violate the assumptions of a particular statistical analysis? Rather than focusing on the mathematics of calculation, this concise handbook selects appropriate forms of analysis and explains the assumptions that underlie them. It deals with fundamental issues, such as what kinds of data are common in the field of archaeology and what are the goals of various forms of analysis. This accessible textbook lends a refreshing playfulness to an often-humorless subject and will be enjoyed by students and professionals alike.

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1351802941

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Before Modern Humans

New Perspectives on the African Stone Age

By: Grant S. McCall

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New Perspectives on the African Stone Age

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Strategies for Quantitative Research

Archaeology by Numbers

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1351802933

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Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy

Challenging Stone Age Stories

By: Karl Widerquist

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Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy

Challenging Stone Age Stories

By: Karl Widerquist

How modern philosophers use and perpetuate myths about prehistoryThe state of nature, the origin of property, the origin of government, the primordial nature of inequality and war why do political philosophers talk so much about the Stone Age? And are they talking about a Stone Age that really happened, or is it just a convenient thought experiment to illustrate their points?Karl Widerquist and Grant S. McCall take a philosophical look at the origin of civilisation, examining political theories to show how claims about prehistory are used. Drawing on the best available evidence from archaeology and anthropology, they show that much of what we think we know about human origins comes from philosophers imagination, not scientific investigation.Key FeaturesShows how modern political theories employ ambiguous factual claims about prehistoryBrings archaeological and anthropological evidence to bear on those claimsTells the story of human origins in a way that reveals many commonly held misconceptions

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Edinburgh University Press

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0748678670

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9780748678679

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Before Modern Humans

Before Modern Humans

Strategies for Quantitative Research

Strategies for Quantitative Research

Before Modern Humans

Before Modern Humans

Strategies for Quantitative Research

Strategies for Quantitative Research

Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy

Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy

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