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These papers bring an interdisciplinary approach to bear on what is arguably the central question in the study of human social evolution: how did the simple hunting and foraging bands of the Upper Palaeolithic evolve into the institutionally complex societies of the so-called Neolithic Revolution?
The contributors to this volume are leading experts from the fields of archaeology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and game theory, all of whom share a common evolutionary perspective. The ideas presented here form a major addition to the widespread current interest in evolutionary theory as applied to human behaviour.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780197262504
  • ISBN-10: 0197262503
  • Publisher: British Academy
  • Publish Date: October 2001
  • Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.22 pounds
  • Page Count: 270

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