PDF-(READ)-Genes, Memes, and Human History: Darwinian Archaeology and Cultural Evolution

As biological information is passed through genes so cultural information is passed through what Richard Dawkins has termed memes In this theoretical but readable study Shennan explores the potential for a neoDarwinian evolutionary approach to some of the major concerns and issues within archaeology in recent times Drawing on the work of Richard Dawkins as a stimulus Shennan reviews the concept of memes as applied to animal behaviour and critiques their role in relation to human populations Arguing that archaeologists are currently struggling with a lost past this study reinforces what should be the prime concern of archaeology to search for valid knowledge and to seek to make sense of longterm patterning and material culture Shennan puts forward a framework to this end and applies it to looking at how humans exploit resources population histories the transmission of cultural traditions malefemale relationships and social evolution competition and warfare. Ian Dunn. GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION . T. RUST. “I . now . want . to come to sustainability itself and the values that might encourage it. From a Darwinian point of view, the problem . is that: . sustainability is all about long-term benefits of the world or of the ecosystem at the expense of short-term benefits. Darwinism encourages precisely the opposite values. Short-term genetic benefit is all that matters in a Darwinian world. Superficially, the values that will have been built into us will have been short-term values not long-term . February 27, 2014. Hugo . Harmens. , Jason Leung. Overview: Chapters 8–11. Culture in Songbirds and its Contribution to the Evolution of New Species. Darren E. Irwin. When does Psychology Drive Culture?. M. olecular . B. iology . E. vidence. Leonard Brand, PhD. Professor of Biology and Paleontology. Department of Earth and Biological Sciences. Loma Linda University. History of scientific advance. Darwin. What is an internet meme?. a concept or idea that spreads "virally" from one person to another via the . Internet. . An . Internet meme.  could be anything from an image to an email or video file; however, the most . Anthropology 3001 - Professor . Cashdan. . . . What is the Study of Anthropology?. Four Different Areas of Anthropology Are: . Biological or Physical - systematic studies of the non-cultural aspects of humans and near humans. Important Terms. Focuses . on ___________ _____________________ ____________________. Sites:. Precise . __________. Archaeology: . Important Terms. Archaeology: . Important Terms. Features:. ____________________________. Theory?. A theory is simply an idea!. Low Level- . the observations and interpretations that emerge from hands-on archaeological field work.. Middle Level- . links archaeological data with relevant aspects of human behavior. memeology. . by . samantha. . pezzolanti. A look at what a meme is…. A meme is an image with text on or around it that is meant to convey a message. Sometimes powerful and thought provoking other times for humor and advertisement. There can sometimes be hundreds of variations on one image, often being edited by dozens of authors. . Origin. The . word . meme.  is a shortening (modeled on . gene. ) of . mimeme.  (. from Ancient Greek “imitated thing“, “to imitate“, “mime“). . and . it was coined by the British evolutionary . S. pace for Students. SCLA Presentation. Katie Carpenter. Welcome!. “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” . ― Charles Caleb Colton. Flyers and Signage. Keep them simple yet informative. MEMES What a meme is supposed to be “Memes” are the units of selection in culture as genes are the units of selection in evolution. But there are problems. It’s not entirely clear how proceeds? In general, nothing about meme authorship is really straightforward. In my case, it is from the aggregated efforts of millions of people. (Dewey, 2015, para. 13) Indeed, one may argue th 1 Memes as Message Conveying A Potential in the Future of Online Communication Development Thov Reime Department of Product Design Norwegian University of Science and Technology ABSTRACT: The aim of Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Charles Darwin—A Summary. British Naturalist. Sailed aboard the . H.M.S. Beagle in 1831. Observed the wide variety of different animals in the Galapagos Islands on this trip.