The Nature of Culture : Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Symposium 'the Nature of Culture', Held in Tübingen, Germany, 15-18 June 2011.

1. Verfasser: Haidle, Miriam N.
Weitere Verfasser: Conard, Nicholas John.
Bolus, Michael.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Dordrecht : Springer, 2016.
Umfang/Format: 1 online resource (153 pages).
Schriftenreihe: Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology
Schlagworte:
Paleontology.
Electronic books.
Parallelausgabe: The Nature of Culture : Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Symposium 'the Nature of Culture', Held in Tübingen, Germany, 15-18 June 2011 (Print version:)
Online Zugang: Available online
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • 1 The Nature of Culture: Research Goals and New Directions
  • References
  • 2 Lessons from Tasmania
  • Cultural Performance Versus Cultural Capacity
  • Abstract
  • The Primitive Tasmanian Image
  • The Three Dimensions of Cultural Performances
  • Tasmanian Cultural Performances in the Late 18th Century
  • Assessment of a Minimum of Cultural Capacities from a Set of Cultural Performances
  • Conclusions: Lessons from Tasmania
  • References
  • 3 Culture as a Form of Nature
  • Abstract
  • The Status Quo of Nature
  • Culture as a Variation of Nature
  • Nature as an External and Internal Constitution
  • The Dense Context of Nature
  • The Problem of Conscious Inner Space
  • Consciousness as a Social Organ
  • Consciousness
  • Independence Within Context
  • The Public Interaction of Spirit and Reason
  • The Meaning of Signs
  • The Role of Written Language
  • References
  • 4 The Evolution of Hominin Culture and Its Ancient Pre-hominin Foundations
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • The Evolution of Culture in the Animal Kingdom
  • Evidence for Animal Social Learning, Traditions and Culture
  • Social Information Transfer
  • Traditions
  • Multiple-Tradition Cultures
  • Cumulative Culture
  • The Dimensions of Ancestral Ape Culture
  • Multiple-Tradition Cultures
  • Cultural Content: Percussive Technology
  • Social Learning Processes
  • Imitation, Emulation, and the Cultures of the Oldowan and Acheulean
  • The Evolution of Human Culture, Deep Social Mind and the Socio-Cognitive Niche
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • 5 Scarce but Significant: The Limestone Component of the Acheulean Site of Gesher Benot Ya&!#x2032
  • 'aqov, Israel
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Typology of Limestone Artifacts
  • Cores and Core-Tools
  • The Typological ``Life History'' of Percussors
  • Flakes and Flake-Tools.
  • Technology of Limestone Artifacts
  • Cores and Core-Tools
  • Flakes and Flake-Tools
  • Discussion: The Limestone Reduction Sequence
  • Cognitive Abilities
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 6 Technological Transformations Imply Cultural Transformations and Complex Cognition
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Technological Transformations
  • Cultural Transformations
  • Closing Remarks on the Nature of Homo sapiens Culture
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 7 Neanderthal Utilitarian Equipment and Group Identity: The Social Context of Bifacial Tool Manufacture and Use
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • The Social Context of Artifact Manufacture
  • The Role of Bifaces in Late Neanderthal Groups: Mousterian of Acheulean Tradition and Micoquian Compared
  • Discussion: Neanderthal Utilitarian Equipment and Group Identity
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 8 Tracing Group Identity in Early Upper Paleolithic Stone and Organic Tools
  • Some Thoughts and Many Questions
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Style in the Archaeological Discourse
  • The Archaeological Evidence
  • Discussion and Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 9 Childhood, Play and the Evolution of Cultural Capacity in Neanderthals and Modern Humans
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Human Life History
  • Childhood in Neanderthals and Modern Humans
  • Cognitive Development in Childhood
  • The Evolutionary Importance of Play
  • What Is Play?
  • Costs and Benefits of Play
  • Why Stop Playing?
  • Fantasy Play
  • Evolutionary Implications of Fantasy Play
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • The Implications of a Shorter Childhood in Neanderthals
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 10 Stone Tools: Evidence of Something in Between Culture and Cumulative Culture?
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • What Is Culture?
  • Original Definitions
  • Learned Behavior
  • Culture and Material Culture.
  • Culture in Non-human Animals and Evolution
  • Models of Culture in Hominin Evolution
  • Stone Tools and the Variables of the Evolutionary Transformation of Culture
  • Behavioral Issues in the OALMUP Sequence
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 11 The Island Test for Cumulative Culture in the Paleolithic
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • The Archaeological Record of Oldowan and Acheulean
  • The Island Test for Cumulative Culture
  • Zones of Latent Solutions: Archaeological Expectations and Complications
  • Geographic Variation
  • Temporal Variation
  • The Reappearance of Old Forms
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 12 Mountaineering or Ratcheting? Stone Age Hunting Weapons as Proxy for the Evolution of Human Technological, Behavioral and Cognitive Flexibility
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • An Abbreviated Account of the Evolution of Human Hunting Technologies
  • Single-Component Spears
  • Stone-Tipped Spears
  • Bow-and-Arrow Technology
  • But, Is It Ratcheting?
  • Or Is It Mountaineering?
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.

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