Agent-based model experiments cast doubt on Dunnell’s adaptive waste explanation for cultural elaboration
Ancient monuments are puzzling from an evolutionary perspective. It is obvious that their construction would have been costly in terms of energy, but it is not clear how they would have enhanced reproductive success. In the late 1980s, Robert Dunnell proposed a solution to this conundrum. He argued...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Science and Technology of Archaeological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20548923.2019.1647648 |