Abstract
Cognitive archaeology is a paleontological science that differs from evolutionary psychology in practice and in epistemological approach. Interpretations in cognitive archaeology begin with the analysis of material things and end with descriptions of past activities and past thought processes. Cognitive archaeology is an interdisciplinary endeavor. It differs from other varieties of archaeology in grounding its inferences in explicit models drawn from cognitive science. It warrants its inferences using established archaeological methods, including attribute definitions, technical analyses, ethnographic comparisons, actualistic studies, and experimental protocols. Time is also an essential component to archaeological interpretations. By situating its interpretations in the time frames of hominin evolution, cognitive archaeology is able to stipulate the environmental and evolutionary contexts of cognitive developments.
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