Consciousness, Creativity, and Self at the Dawn of Settled Life

Name: Consciousness, Creativity, and Self at the Dawn of Settled Life
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Consciousness, Creativity, and Self at the Dawn of Settled LifeAuthor(s): Ian Hodder\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108484923, 978-1108484923\nSynopsis\nOver recent years, a number of scholars have argued that the human mind underwent a cognitive revolution in the Neolithic. This volume seeks to test these claims at the Neolithic site of atalhyk in Turkey and in other Neolithic contexts in the Middle East. It brings together cognitive scientists who have developed theoretical frameworks for the study of cognitive change, archaeologists who have conducted research into cognitive change in the Neolithic of the Middle East, and the excavators of the Neolithic site of atalhyk who have over recent years been exploring changes in consciousness, creativity and self in the context of the rich data from the site. Collectively, the authors argue that when detailed data are examined, theoretical evoluti.