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Contagious ideas : on evolution, culture, archaeology and Cultural Virus Theory : collected writings

by Ben Cullen, James Steele, Richard Cullen, Christopher Chippindale

This volume critiques recent neo-Darwinist archaeological approaches and introduces the Cultural Virus Theory. Comparing cultural memes with natural genes, the theory is applied to investigate the spread of prehistoric megaliths, the Renaissance, and pottery styles.

Accession 3053 ISBN 9781842170144 Publisher Oxbow
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