Reconsidering domestication from a process archaeology perspective

Bogaard, Amy; Allaby, Robin; Arbuckle, Benjamin S.; Bendrey, Robin; Crowley, Sarah; Cucchi, Thomas; Denham, Tim; Frantz, Laurent; Fuller, Dorian; Gilbert, Tom; Karlsson, Elinor; Manin, Aurelie; Marshall, Fiona; Mueller, Natalie; Peters, Joris; Stepanoff, Charles; Weide, Alexander und Larson, Greger (2021): Reconsidering domestication from a process archaeology perspective. In: World Archaeology, Bd. 53, Nr. 1: S. 56-77

Abstract

Process philosophy offers a metaphysical foundation for domestication studies. This grounding is especially important given the European colonialist origin of 'domestication' as a term and 19th century cultural project. We explore the potential of process archaeology for deep-time investigation of domestication relationships, drawing attention to the variable pace of domestication as an ongoing process within and across taxa;the nature of domestication 'syndromes' and 'pathways' as general hypotheses about process;the importance of cooperation as well as competition among humans and other organisms;the significance of non-human agency;and the ubiquity of hybrid communities that resist the simple wild/domestic dichotomy.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Tiermedizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0043-8243
• Sprache: Englisch