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Author Jordan, Peter, 1969- author.

Title Technology as human social tradition : cultural transmission among hunter-gatherers / Peter Jordan.

Publication Info. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 412 pages) : illustrations.
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Series Origins of human behavior and culture ; 7
Origins of human behavior and culture ; 7.
Summary "This book examines three interlocking topics that are central to all archaeological and anthropological inquiry: the role of technology in human existence; the reproduction of social traditions; the factors that generate cultural diversity and change. The overall aim is to outline a new kind of approach for researching variability and transformation in human material culture, and the main argument is that these technological traditions exhibit heritable continuity: they consist of information stored in human brains and then passed onto others through social learning. Technological traditions can therefore be understood as manifestations of a complex transmission system, and applying this new perspective to human material culture builds on, but also largely transcends, much of the earlier work conducted by archaeologists and anthropologists into the significance, function and social meanings associated with tools, objects and vernacular architecture"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note on Data Sets; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. Northwest Siberia; 4. Pacific Northwest Coast; 5. Northern California; 6. Conclusions; Appendix: Mantel Matrix Correlations; References; Index.
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Subject Technology and civilization.
Technology and civilization.
Hunting and gathering societies.
Hunting and gathering societies.
Technological complexity.
Technological complexity.
Prehistoric peoples -- Material culture.
Prehistoric peoples.
Material culture.
Social evolution.
Social evolution.
Social learning.
Social learning.
Intercultural communication.
Intercultural communication.
Chronological Term 1900 - 1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Jordan, Peter, 1969- Technology as human social tradition. 9780520276925 0520276922 (DLC) 2014008947
ISBN 9780520958333 (electronic book)
0520958330 (electronic book)
9781322115740 (electronic book)
1322115745 (electronic book)
9780520276925 (hardback)
9780520276932 (paperback)