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Proposing the DN(C)-model of material evidence for well-calibrated claims about past cultures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2025

David J. Grüning Open the ORCID record for David J. Grüning [Opens in a new window]  and
Lukas J. Grüning
David J. Grüning*
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany david.gruening@psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de Department of Survey Design and Methodology, GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
Lukas J. Grüning
Affiliation:
Winckelmann Institute, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany lukas.jan.gruening@student.hu-berlin.de
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Abstract

Stibbard-Hawkes presents a much-needed case for distinguishing between different types of evidence for cognition in past cultures. However, he does not outline an applicable approach for moving forward in making claims about the cognition of past cultures. We present an initial model for calibrating both absolute and comparative claims about past cultures' cognition and other traits.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e10
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press

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