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Beyond the binary: Inferential challenges and solutions in cognitive archaeology

Cheng Liu & Dietrich Stout

Behavioral and Brain Sciences2025https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x24000980article
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We welcome Stibbard-Hawkes's empirical contributions and discussion of interpretive challenges for archaeology, but question some of his characterizations and conclusions. Moving beyond critique, it is time to develop new research methods that eschew simplistic modern/premodern binaries. We advocate an inductive, probabilistic approach using multiple lines of evidence to infer the causes and consequences of behavioral variability across time and space.

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@article{cheng2025,
  title        = {{Beyond the binary: Inferential challenges and solutions in cognitive archaeology}},
  author       = {Cheng Liu & Dietrich Stout},
  journal      = {Behavioral and Brain Sciences},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x24000980},
}

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0.41

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.25 × 0.4 = 0.10
M · momentum0.55 × 0.15 = 0.08
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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