Foundations of Cognitive Archaeology

Name: Foundations of Cognitive Archaeology
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ISBN: 9780262017688

ISBN-10: 0262017687

ISBN-13: 9780262017688

Edition: 2012

Authors: Marc A. Abramiuk

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In The Foundations of Cognitive Archaeology, Marc Abramiuk proposes a multidisciplinary basis for the study of the mind in the past, arguing that archaeology and the cognitive sciences have much to offer one another. Abramiuk draws on relevant topics from philosophy, biological anthropology, cognitive psychology, cognitive anthropology, and archaeology to establish theoretically founded and empirically substantiated principles of a discipline that integrates different approaches to mind-related archaeological research.Abramiuk discusses the two ways that archaeologists have traditionally viewed the human mind: as a universal or as a relative interface with the environment. He argues that…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 7/20/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 328
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Marc A. Abramiuk is an archaeologist who has worked in a variety of capacities, from Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology to cultural advisor and field research manager for the Department of the Army.



Introduction



Toward a Study of the Mind in the Past and Its Relation to Developments in Archaeological Theory



Archaeological Perspectives on the Mind and Associated Approaches for Studying the Mind in the Past



Concepts and Their Reconstruction in Cognitive Archaeology



Percepts and Their Reconstruction in Cognitive Archaeology



Reasoning and Its Role in Reconstructing Conceptual Products and Inferring Cognitive Capabilities in Cognitive Archaeology



An Introduction to the Evolution of the Mind



An Introduction to the Emergence of the Modern Human Mind



A Vision for an Ongoing Discipline


Glossary


Notes


References


Index