What Makes Behavior  ́Cultural ́? Re-Thinking the Human/Non-Human Divide in Anthropology - Archaeology & Anthropology

The concept of culture is pivotal in some of the most active academic and social debates of this century. The western view of culture as an exclusively human attribute is still hegemonic in disciplines such as social anthropology and archaeology. However, new definitions of culture have emerged from disciplines and studies into behavioral ecology, primatology and ethology, leading to  a  reconsideration  of  some  of  the  theoretical  foundations  of  these  disciplines.  Emergent  studies  into  non-human  primates  are  documenting non-genetically acquired behavior throughout the globe, springing debates in academia that will could have significant social and political implications. 

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