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Jan ApelProfessor i arkeologi, Stockholms universitet Verified email at ark.su.se Cited by 2393 |
Daggers, knowledge & power
J Apel - 2001 - diva-portal.org
This dissertation investigates how far the organisation of a traditional technology corresponds
to the degree of social complexity in a sedentary, agrarian society. An examination of the …
to the degree of social complexity in a sedentary, agrarian society. An examination of the …
[HTML][HTML] Population genomics of Mesolithic Scandinavia: Investigating early postglacial migration routes and high-latitude adaptation
Scandinavia was one of the last geographic areas in Europe to become habitable for humans
after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). However, the routes and genetic composition of …
after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). However, the routes and genetic composition of …
Technology, expertise and social cognition in human evolution
Paleolithic stone tools provide concrete evidence of major developments in human behavioural
and cognitive evolution. Of particular interest are evolving cognitive mechanisms implied …
and cognitive evolution. Of particular interest are evolving cognitive mechanisms implied …
Knowledge, know-how and raw material-the production of Late Neolithic flint daggers in Scandinavia
J Apel - Journal of archaeological Method and Theory, 2008 - Springer
In this paper, the craftsmanship of the Late Neolithic flint daggers in Scandianvia is
investigated. The purpose of the investigation is to map the degree of skill invested in each …
investigated. The purpose of the investigation is to map the degree of skill invested in each …
Genomic diversity and admixture differs for Stone-Age Scandinavian foragers and farmers
Prehistoric population structure associated with the transition to an agricultural lifestyle in
Europe remains a contentious idea. Population-genomic data from 11 Scandinavian Stone …
Europe remains a contentious idea. Population-genomic data from 11 Scandinavian Stone …
Late Acheulean technology and cognition at Boxgrove, UK
The Acheulean industrial complex combines technological variability with continuity on a
scale unparalleled by more recent industries. Acheulean variability includes a widely …
scale unparalleled by more recent industries. Acheulean variability includes a widely …
[HTML][HTML] The manipulative complexity of Lower Paleolithic stone toolmaking
Background Early stone tools provide direct evidence of human cognitive and behavioral
evolution that is otherwise unavailable. Proper interpretation of these data requires a robust …
evolution that is otherwise unavailable. Proper interpretation of these data requires a robust …
[HTML][HTML] The measurement, evolution, and neural representation of action grammars of human behavior
Human behaviors from toolmaking to language are thought to rely on a uniquely evolved
capacity for hierarchical action sequencing. Testing this idea will require objective, …
capacity for hierarchical action sequencing. Testing this idea will require objective, …
4D recording at the trowel's edge: using three-dimensional simulation platforms to support field interpretation
Technology has always played a central role in archaeological practices (Jensen, 2012).
Specifically, the growing availability of instruments such as active or range sensors and image-…
Specifically, the growing availability of instruments such as active or range sensors and image-…
Early Holocene human population events on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea (9200-3800 cal. BP)
The summed probability distribution of 162 radiocarbon dates from Gotland was analysed
with reference to archaeological and environmental data in order to evaluate possible …
with reference to archaeological and environmental data in order to evaluate possible …