Dynamics of Learning in Neanderthals and Modern Humans volume 1 Cultural Perspectives.
| Parallelsachtitel: |
Cultural perspectives |
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| 1. Verfasser: |
Takeru, Akazawa.
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| Weitere Verfasser: |
Aoki, Kenichi 1948-
Nishiaki, Yoshihiro. |
| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Tokyo :
Springer,
2014.
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| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. |
| Umfang/Format: |
1 online resource (273 pages). |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Replacement of Neanderthals by Modern Humans Ser.
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| Schlagworte: | |
| Parallelausgabe: |
Dynamics of Learning in Neanderthals and Modern Humans : Cultural Perspectives (Print version:) |
| Online Zugang: |
Available online |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Intro
- Preface
- Contents
- Contributors
- 1: Introduction
- References
- Part I: Archaeology of Replacement of Neanderthals by Modern Humans
- 2: Neanderthals and Modern Humans Across Eurasia
- 2.1 Opening Remarks
- 2.2 Neanderthals: Social Organization and Geographic Expansion
- 2.3 Stone Tool Kits of Neanderthals
- 2.4 Modern Humans: Some Interpretation of Their Evolutionary Advantages
- 2.5 Interactions Between Neanderthals and Modern Humans
- 2.6 Final Remarks
- References
- 3: Neandertal-Modern Human Contact in Western Eurasia: Issues of Dating, Taxonomy, and Cultural Associations
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Axiomatic Principles and Chronological Framework
- 3.3 Late Neandertals: How Late, and What Associations?
- 3.3.1 St.-Césaire
- 3.3.2 Grotte du Renne
- 3.4 Early European Modern Humans: How Early?
- 3.4.1 Grotta del Cavallo
- 3.4.1.1 Tooth Morphology
- 3.4.1.2 Dating
- 3.4.1.3 An Open Issue
- 3.4.2 Kent's Cavern
- 3.5 The Chronology of Modern Humans' Archeological Proxies
- 3.5.1 Early Ahmarian: Kebara
- 3.5.1.1 The Discrepancy Between ABA and ABOx
- 3.5.1.2 Implications of Site Formation Process for the Age of the Dated Carbon
- 3.5.1.3 An Alternative Interpretation of the Kebara Dates
- 3.5.2 Protoaurignacian
- 3.5.3 Early Aurignacian
- 3.5.3.1 Geissenklösterle
- Are the "Archeological Horizons" Valid Bayesian Phases?
- Vertical Distribution of Index Fossils and Dating Samples
- An Alternative Interpretation of the Geissenklösterle Stratigraphy
- 3.5.3.2 Willendorf II
- 3.6 Discussion
- 3.7 Conclusion
- References
- 4: Issues of Chronological and Geographical Distributions of Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Cultural Variability in the Levant and Implications for the Learning Behavior of Neanderthals and Homo sapiens
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.1.1 Aims of the Study.
- 4.1.2 Using the Lithic Industry as a Unit of Cultural Variability and a Proxy Measure of Prehistoric Learning: Reasons and Limitations
- 4.1.3 Construction of the Archaeological Database: Neander DB
- 4.2 Theoretical and Methodological Concerns Regarding the Lithic Industry Concept
- 4.2.1 Lithic Industries Examined in This Study
- 4.2.2 Definitions and Interpretations of Lithic Industries in the Levant
- 4.2.3 Some Issues on the Identification of Lithic Industries in the Levant
- 4.2.3.1 Middle Palaeolithic
- 4.2.3.2 Upper Palaeolithic and Early Epipalaeolithic
- 4.3 Chronological Examination of the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Industries
- 4.3.1 Middle Palaeolithic
- 4.3.2 Upper Palaeolithic and Early Epipalaeolithic
- 4.4 Geographical Examination of the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Industries
- 4.4.1 Middle Palaeolithic
- 4.4.2 Upper Palaeolithic
- 4.5 Discussions
- 4.5.1 Chronological and Geographical Patterns of Lithic Industries
- 4.5.2 Fossil Evidence in Relation to the MP and UP Industries
- 4.5.2.1 Middle Palaeolithic
- 4.5.2.2 Upper and Early Epipalaeolithic
- 4.5.3 On the Approach to Learning Strategies of Neanderthals and Homo sapiens from Lithic Industry Records
- 4.5.3.1 Duration of the Lithic Industry: A Rate of Culture Change?
- 4.5.3.2 Cumulativeness of Culture Change
- 4.6 Summary and Future Directions
- References
- 5: The Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition in Siberia: Three Regional Sketches for Replacement
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Human Colonization to the North in the Urals
- 5.2.1 The Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition in the Urals
- 5.2.2 Repeated Human Colonization of the Urals
- 5.3 The Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition in the Altai
- 5.3.1 Middle Paleolithic in the Altai
- 5.3.2 Two Early Upper Paleolithic Industries and Sibiryachikha Industry.
- 5.4 The Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition in the Lake Baikal Region
- 5.4.1 The Variability of the Middle Paleolithic in the Lake Baikal Region
- 5.4.2 EUP Industries in the Lake Baikal Region
- 5.5 Concluding Remarks
- 5.5.1 Technological Diversity in the Siberian Middle Paleolithic
- 5.5.2 Highly Flexible Technology and Tools, Which Adapted with Environmental Changes
- References
- 6: Cultural Transmission, Institutional Continuity and the Persistence of the Mousterian
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Energetics, Foraging and Demography in the Middle Paleolithic
- 6.3 Demography, Cultural Transmission, and Persistence
- 6.4 Demography Alone Does Not Explain the Disappearance of the Neanderthals, but It Helps
- References
- 7: Cultural and Biological Transformations in the Middle Pleistocene Levant: A View from Qesem Cave, Israel
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 The Acheulian Cultutral Complex: A Brief Overview
- 7.2.1 Acheulian Lithic Industries
- 7.2.2 Acheulian Faunal Assemblages and the Role of Elephants
- 7.2.3 The Manipulation of Elephant Bones in the Acheulian
- 7.2.4 Fire and Raw Meat Eating in the Acheulian
- 7.2.5 Acheulian Hominins
- 7.3 The Acheulo-Yabrudian Cultural Complex with a Focus on Qesem Cave
- 7.3.1 The Acheulo-Yabrudian Cultural Complex
- 7.3.2 Qesem Cave
- 7.4 Major Transformations Between the Acheulian and the Acheulo- Yabrudian Cultural Complexs in the Levant
- 7.4.1 Fire and Cooking
- 7.4.2 Diet
- 7.4.2.1 The Role of Elephants
- 7.4.2.2 Hunting
- 7.4.2.3 Meat Cutting and Sharing
- 7.4.3 Lithic Industries
- 7.4.3.1 Lithic Technology
- 7.4.3.2 Lithic Creativity
- 7.4.3.3 Lithic Recycling
- 7.4.3.4 Stone Quarrying
- 7.4.4 Hominin Lineages
- 7.5 Creativity and Innovative Behavior in the AYCC: The Role of Learning and the Transmission of Knowledge.
- 7.6 Endnote and Conclusions
- References
- Part II: Learning Behaviors in Prehistoric and Modern Hunter-Gatherers
- 8: The Evolutionary Development of Learning and Teaching Strategies in Human Societies
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Contemporary Hunter-Gatherers
- 8.2.1 Hunter-Gatherers in This Study
- 8.2.2 Bands and Social Networks
- 8.3 Patterns of Development and Learning in Modern Hunter-Gatherers
- 8.3.1 Infancy and Early Childhood
- 8.3.2 Middle Childhood
- 8.3.3 Puberty and Adolescence
- 8.3.4 Adulthood
- 8.4 Teaching Problems in Hunting and Gathering Society
- 8.5 The Evolution of Education
- 8.5.1 Social Learning Based on Biological Adaptation
- 8.5.2 Education Based on Biological Adaptation
- 8.5.3 Education As a Cultural Institution
- 8.5.4 Education As a Social Institution
- 8.5.5 A Soft Education
- 8.6 Learning Performance and Hunting and Gathering Life
- References
- 9: Using Lithic Refitting to Investigate the Skill Learning Process: Lessons from Upper Paleolithic Assemblages at the Shirataki Sites in Hokkaido, Northern Japan
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Placing Skill in a Behavioral Context
- 9.3 The Shirataki Sites
- 9.4 Analyzing Refitted Sets from the Shirataki Sites
- 9.4.1 Criteria for Identification of Technical Skill Levels
- 9.4.2 The Hattoridai 2 Site
- 9.4.3 The Kamishirataki 8 Site
- 9.4.4 The Kamishirataki 2 site
- 9.5 Discussion and Conclusions
- References
- 10: "Gifting" As a Means of Cultural Transmission: The Archaeological Implications of Bow-and-Arrow Technology in Papua New Guinea
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Ethno-Archaeological Approach to Prehistoric Learning
- 10.3 Watanabe's Bow-and-Arrow Census Data from Papua New Guinea
- 10.3.1 Bow-and-Arrow Data
- 10.3.2 Population Data
- 10.4 Manufacture and Use of Bows and Arrows
- 10.4.1 Possession.
- 10.4.2 Manufacturing
- 10.4.3 Skill Improvement
- 10.4.4 Using
- 10.5 Transmission of the Bow-and-Arrow Technology
- 10.5.1 Relationship Between Giving and Manufacturing
- 10.5.2 Relationship Between Donors and Recipients
- 10.6 The Learning Processes of Bow-and-Arrow Technology at Wonie
- 10.7 Implications for Paleolithic Archaeology
- 10.8 Conclusion
- References
- 11: "Ekeloko" The Spirit to Create: Innovation and Social Learning Among Aka Adolescents of the Central African Rainforest
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Methods
- 11.3 Setting and Culturally Constructed Niche of Social Learning
- 11.4 Results
- 11.4.1 "Ekeloko" Innovation: Indigenous Definitions, Processes, and Characteristics
- 11.4.2 Characteristics of Innovators
- 11.4.3 Innovators Motivations for Teaching Others
- 11.4.4 Modes of Cultural Transmission
- 11.4.5 Processes of Social Learning
- 11.4.6 Adolescent Choice and Strategies of Learning
- 11.4.7 Motivations for Adolescents to Learn Innovative Behaviors
- 11.4.8 Adult Versus Adolescent Innovation
- 11.4.9 Gendered Innovation
- 11.5 Discussion and Conclusion
- References
- Part III: Human-Specific Learning Strategies and Cultural Evolution
- 12: Determinants of Cultural Evolutionary Rates
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Cultural Moran Model and the Cultural Trait
- 12.3 Long-Term Cultural Evolutionary Rate for Discrete Cultural Traits
- 12.3.1 Generalities
- 12.3.2 A Model of Random Oblique Transmission
- 12.3.3 A Simple Model of Direct Bias
- 12.3.4 A Simple Model of One-to-Many Transmission
- 12.4 Cumulative Evolution of a Continuous Cultural Trait
- 12.4.1 Modified Henrich Model
- 12.4.2 Effect of the Number of Acquaintances
- 12.5 Discussion
- 12.6 Closing Remark
- References.
- 13: Exploring Cultural Niche Construction from the Paleolithic to Modern Hunter-Gatherers.
