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The use of cognition as an interpretative device in prehistoric archaeology
Dr. Carmel Schrire
Thursday, October 16, 2003, 12:00pm - 07:00pm
Anthropology, Rutgers University
October 16, 2003 at 12:00 p.m.
Psychology Room 101, Busch Campus
Dr. Carmel Schrire
Anthropology, Rutgers University
The use of cognition as an interpretative device in prehistoric archaeology
There is a major debate in prehistoric archaeology regarding the date and nature of the evolution of
people who think like we do. It draws on elements of what archaeologists call "cognition", but rests
heavily on material remains that are defined as signifying "modern symbolic thought". I will present
this debate to you, using pictures and objects, in order to garner your views on the matters that beset archaeologists.
