Neuroarchaeology

Neuroarchaeology is a sub-discipline of archaeology that uses neuroscientific data to infer things about brain form and function in human cognitive evolution. The term was first suggested and thus coined by Colin Renfrew and Lambros Malafouris.[1][2]

  1. ^ Renfrew, Colin; Malafouris, Lambros (2008). "Steps to a 'neuroarchaeology' of mind, Part 1, Introduction". Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 18 (3): 381–385. doi:10.1017/s0959774308000425. S2CID 231810895.
  2. ^ Malafouris, Lambros (2009). "'Neuroarchaeology': Exploring the links between neural and cultural plasticity". In Chiao, Joan Y (ed.). Cultural neuroscience: Cultural influences on brain function. Progress in Brain Research 178. Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Elsevier. pp. 253–261. ISBN 9780080952215.