Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volume 9Department of Archaeology, 1990 - Archaeology |
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Page 79
... tion , direct and embedded procurement , personal equipment and site furniture run throughout the studies in this book . But whereas Binfordian interpretations rest upon ' common sense ' rationality for their explanatory conviction , it ...
... tion , direct and embedded procurement , personal equipment and site furniture run throughout the studies in this book . But whereas Binfordian interpretations rest upon ' common sense ' rationality for their explanatory conviction , it ...
Page 89
... tion , maximising on one axis the difference between present day human beings and their rela- tives in spite of the overlap between , say , human and chimpanzee abilities in some skills and psychological activity . It seems to me to be ...
... tion , maximising on one axis the difference between present day human beings and their rela- tives in spite of the overlap between , say , human and chimpanzee abilities in some skills and psychological activity . It seems to me to be ...
Page 100
... tion storage and transfer . Information transfer and information processing are the most ready reckoners of abilities in human evolution . One can set out to measure these from early technology , aiming for objec- tive procedures ...
... tion storage and transfer . Information transfer and information processing are the most ready reckoners of abilities in human evolution . One can set out to measure these from early technology , aiming for objec- tive procedures ...
Contents
TECHNOLOGY IN THE HUMANITIES | 3 |
Nathan Schlanger | 18 |
Pierre Lemonnier | 27 |
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