Overview
- Highlights learning strategies to understand the replacement processes of Neanderthals by modern humans
- Presents the latest overview of archaeological records on learning behaviours among Neanderthals and modern humans
- Provides methodological contributions to explore prehistoric learning strategies with archaeological records
Part of the book series: Replacement of Neanderthals by Modern Humans Series (RNMH)
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The book deals with relevant archaeological records to understand the learning behaviours of Neanderthals and modern humans. Learning behaviours are conditioned by numerous factors including not only cognitive ability but also cultural traditions, social structure, population size, and life history. The book addresses the issues in two parts, comparing learning behaviours in terms of cognitive ability and social environments, respectively. Collectively, it provides new insights into the behavioural characteristics of Neanderthals and modern humans from a previously overlooked perspective. Furthermore, it highlights the significance of understanding learning in prehistory, the driving force for any development of culture and technology among human society.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Cognitive Backgrounds for Learning
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Processes of Palaeolithic Learning
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Socio-cultural Backgrounds for Learning
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Olaf Jöris received his Ph.D. from the University of Cologne, Germany. He is senior scientist at and deputy head of the MONREPOS Archaeological Research Centre and Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution in Neuwied, Germany – a department of the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz, Leibniz Research Institute for Archaeology. His research focuses on the archaeological evidence for understanding the evolution of human behaviour from a diachronic perspective. He has directed fieldwork in Germany, Georgia, and China. He has been involved in numerous inter- and transdisciplinary projects, regularly serves as reviewer or editor in international journals, and is member of several international research organizations. He teaches prehistoric archaeology at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, and, since 2014, has been a visiting professor at Lanzhou University, Gansu Province, China.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Learning Among Neanderthals and Palaeolithic Modern Humans
Book Subtitle: Archaeological Evidence
Editors: Yoshihiro Nishiaki, Olaf Jöris
Series Title: Replacement of Neanderthals by Modern Humans Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8980-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8979-5Published: 11 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8982-5Published: 10 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-8980-1Published: 27 November 2019
Series ISSN: 2365-063X
Series E-ISSN: 2365-0648
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 218
Number of Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations, 82 illustrations in colour
Topics: Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology