ISBN:
9784431553632
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Replacement of Neanderthals by modern humans series
Series Statement:
Replacement of Neanderthals by Modern Humans Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Learning Strategies and Cultural Evolution during the Palaeolithic
DDC:
599.938
Keywords:
Human evolution
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Paleolithic period
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Paleolithic period..
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Social evolution..
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Learning, Psychology of
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This volume is motivated by the desire to explain why Neanderthals were replaced by modern humans, in terms of cultural differences between the two (sub-) species. It provides up-to-date coverage on the theory of cultural evolution as is being used by anthropologists, archaeologists, biologists and psychologists to decipher hominin cultural change and diversity during the Palaeolithic. The contributing authors are directly involved in this effort and the material presented includes novel approaches and findings. Chapters explain how learning strategies in combination with social and demographi
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction to "Learning Strategies and Cultural Evolution During the Palaeolithic"; 1.1 Learning Strategies; 1.2 Social and Demographic Factors; 1.3 Summary of the Chapters; 1.4 Concluding Remarks; References; 2 Factors Limiting the Number of Independent Cultural Traits That Can Be Maintained in a Population; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Model; 2.3 An Analytical Result; 2.4 Monte Carlo Individual-Based Simulations; 2.5 Results for Random Oblique Social Learning; 2.6 Results for Best-of-2 Social Learning; 2.7 Results for Success Bias Social Learning with K = 2
Description / Table of Contents:
2.8 Results for One-to-Many Social Learning2.9 Discussion; Appendix 1: Partial Proof of Eq. (2.2); Appendix 2: Proof of Eq. (2.6); References; 3 The Evolution of Culturally Transmitted Teaching Behavior; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Model; 3.2.1 Basic Model of Nakahashi (2010); 3.2.2 Including Teaching Behavior; 3.3 Discussion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; References; 4 A Population-Genetics Based Model for Explaining Apparent Cultural Continuity from the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic in Eurasia; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Mathematical Model; 4.2.1 Description; 4.2.2 Population Dynamics
Description / Table of Contents:
4.2.3 Patterns of Cultural Dynamics4.2.4 Fixation Probability of CA; 4.2.5 Expected Time Until CA Is Lost; 4.2.6 Expected Time Until CM Is Lost; 4.3 Discussion; References; 5 Mobility and Cultural Diversity in Central-Place Foragers: Implications for the Emergence of Modern Human Behavior; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 The Emergence of Modern Human Behavior: Individual- vs. Population-Level Explanations; 5.1.2 Hunter-Gatherer Mobility and Cultural Diversity; 5.1.3 Summary; 5.2 The Model; 5.3 Results; 5.3.1 Time to Fixation; 5.3.2 Number of Variants Remaining and Teachers Gained per Unit Time
Description / Table of Contents:
5.4 Discussion5.4.1 How Does Increased Logistical Mobility Increase the Effective Size of a Subdivided Population?; 5.4.2 What Are the Implications for Our Understanding of the Emergence of Modern Behavior?; 5.5 Conclusion; References; 6 Behavioral Modernity and the Cultural Transmission of Structured Information: The Semantic Axelrod Model; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Semantic Axelrod Model for Trait Prerequisites; 6.2.1 Representation of Traits and Their Prerequisites; 6.2.2 The Axelrod Model of Social Learning and Differentiation; 6.2.2.1 Axelrod's Original Model
Description / Table of Contents:
6.2.2.2 Semantic Extensions to the Axelrod Model6.3 Measuring Cultural Diversity and the Results of Structured Learning; 6.4 Experiments; 6.5 Results; 6.5.1 Cultural Diversity; 6.5.2 Trait Richness and Knowledge Depth; 6.5.3 Population Size; 6.5.4 Trait Tree Symmetries; 6.6 Discussion; Appendices; Algorithm Description; Availability of Software and Analysis Code; References; 7 Inferring Learning Strategies from Cultural Frequency Data; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Previous Research; 7.2.1 Adoption Curve; 7.2.2 Power-Law Distribution; 7.2.3 Model Selection Framework; 7.2.4 Formal Modelling
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7.3 Generative Inference
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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