Robert Dunnell

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Robert C. Dunnell is a theoretical archaeologist.

He received his PhD from Yale University in 1967. He is now Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington.

Among Dunnell's concerns is the role biological evolutionary theory plays as a model for theories of cultural evolution (Dunnell 1982). While he feels that the biological model has often been incorrectly applied, he does advocate the use of a Darwinian model(Dunnell 1978). In his method, the evolutionary model or analogy is used to expain historical events (Dunnell 1981).

Dunnell's geographical interests include the U. S. Mid-West.

[edit] References

  • Dunnell, Robert C. 1978 "Style and Function: A Fundamental Dichotomy," American Antiquity 43:192-202.
  • Dunnell, Robert C. 1981 "Evolutionary Theory and Archaeology, pp. 35-99 in Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory: Selections for Students, edited by Michael B. Schiffer. Academic Press: New York, NY.
  • Dunnell, Robert C. 1982 "Science, Social Science, Common Ssense," Journal of Anthrologoical Research 38:1–25.

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