Robert Dunnell
Robert C. Dunnell (d. December 13, 2010) was a theoretical archaeologist. He received his PhD from Yale University in 1967. He was Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington.
Among Dunnell's research was the role biological evolutionary theory can be used as a model for theories of cultural evolution.[1] Dunnell felt the biological model was often incorrectly applied, he advocated the use of a Darwinian model.[2] Dunnell's approach advocates the evolutionary model to explain (cultural) variation, while exposing the pitfalls of using analogy to explain historical events.[3]
Dunnell's geographical interests included the U.S. Midwest.
Selected bibliography
- Style and Function: A Fundamental Dichotomy. American Antiquity 43:192-202, 1978.
- Evolutionary Theory and Archaeology. In Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory: Selections for Students, edited by Michael B. Schiffer, pp. 35–99. Academic Press: New York, NY, 1981.
- Science, Social Science, Common Sense. Journal of Anthropological Research 38:1–25, 1982.
References
- ^ Dunnell, Robert C. 1982 Science, Social Science, Common Sense. Journal of Anthropological Research 38:1–25,
- ^ Dunnell, Robert C. 1978 Style and Function: A Fundamental Dichotomy. American Antiquity 43:192-202.
- ^ Dunnell, Robert C. 1981 Evolutionary Theory and Archaeology. In Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory: Selections for Students, edited by Michael B. Schiffer, pp. 35-99. Academic Press: New York, NY.
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