Evolutionary archaeology and Cultural phylogenetics

  • Daniel García Rivero Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Facultad de Geografía e Historia Universidad de Sevilla C/ Doña María de Padilla, s/n, 41004, Sevilla.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CMPL.2012.v23.n2.40876
Keywords: Archaeology, Epistemology, Evolution, Cultural Phylogenetics, Philosophy of Science, Taxonomy.

Abstract

This paper attempts to answer why the application of the Darwinian Theory of Evolution to archaeology is possible and, moreover, relevant. That is, what this scientific field gains by considering the study of material culture, and by extension of cultural change, from the perspective of evolutionary thought. In this line, after explaining the main theoretical points, we develop an exposition on the application of this epistemology in our scientific area, focusing particularly on the tasks of classification and sequencing of archaeological data and thus entering into the field of Cultural Phylogenetics.

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Published
2012-12-04
How to Cite
García Rivero D. (2012). Evolutionary archaeology and Cultural phylogenetics. Complutum, 23(2), 69-92. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CMPL.2012.v23.n2.40876
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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2012): Teoría Arqueológica
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