Archaeology, Evolution and Darwinism

Authors

  • Aleksandar Palavestra Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia
  • Marko Porčić Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21301/eap.v3i3.5

Keywords:

socio-cultural evolution, Darwinism, sociobiology, Neo-Darwinian archaeology, anthropological theory, archaeological theory

Abstract

This paper presents a short history of the influence evo­lutionary thinking has had on anthropology and archaeology. The fo­cus is on four major "schools" in evolutionist thought: the classical evolutionism of the 19th century, Neo-evolutionism, social biology (sociobiology) and Neo-Darwinian archaeology. The basic conclusion of this text is that the idea of socio-cultural evolution, understood in the broadest sense, has left a lasting impression on anthropological and archeological theory, and that it still represents a useful theo­retical framework for new research.

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Published

2008-12-01

How to Cite

Palavestra, Aleksandar, and Marko Porčić. 2008. “Archaeology, Evolution and Darwinism”. Etnoantropološki Problemi Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology 3 (3):81-100. https://doi.org/10.21301/eap.v3i3.5.

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