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Michael J. O'Brien

Born

in Houston, TX, The United States

September 19, 1950

Website

http://cladistics.coas.missouri.edu/

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My main areas of research focus on the integration of evolutionary theory into the social sciences, in particular archaeology and anthropology.

In the late 1990s, I began concentrating on the use of phylogenetic methods, especially cladistics, in archaeology. This was extremely controversial, as was the application of evolutionary principles to cultural phenomena generally. Today, however, evolutionary theory is well at home in archaeology, and studies employing phylogenetic methods appear routinely.

No one thinks or works in a vacuum, and over the years I've benefited from collaborative interactions with numerous archaeologists and other social scientists, especially Lee Lyman and Todd VanPo ...more

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Average rating: 3.51 · 253 ratings · 20 reviews · 57 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Importance of Small Decisions (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life) by Michael J. O'Brien, R. Alexander Bentley, William A. Brock 3.09 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Archaeology as a Process: Processualism and Its Progeny by Michael J. O'Brien, R. Lee Lyman, Michael Brian Schiffer 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prehistory of Missouri by Michael J. O'Brien, W. Raymond Wood 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Evolutionary Archaeology: Theory and Application by Michael J. O'Brien (Editor), Robert C. Dunnell (Foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seriation, Stratigraphy, and Index Fossils: The Backbone of Archaeological Dating by Michael J. O'Brien, R. Lee Lyman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1999 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Convergent Evolution in Stone-Tool Technology by Michael J. O'Brien (Contributor), Briggs Buchanan (Editor), Metin I. Eren (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Innovation in Cultural Systems: Contributions from Evolutionary Anthropology (Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology) by Michael J. O'Brien (Editor), Stephen J. Shennan (Editor), André Ariew (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Changing Perspectives on the Archaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley by Michael J. O'Brien (Editor), Robert C. Dunnell (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Applying Evolutionary Archaeology: A Systematic Approach by Michael J. O'Brien, R. Lee Lyman 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Deep Sky Astrophotography Primer: Creating Stunning Images Is Easier Than You Think! (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars