Charles Perreault
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Phone: 480-965-4001
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Office: SHESC 362 Tempe Campus, AZ 85281
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Mail code: 8404Campus: Tempe
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Charles Perreault is an associate professor at the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. He earned his doctorate in anthropology from University of California at Los Angeles in 2011, and was an Omidyar Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute from 2011 to 2013, before serving as a faculty member at the University of Missouri. Perreault joined ASU in 2014.
Major focuses of Perreault's work lay at the intersection of archaeology and evolutionary anthropology. He works to better understand how archaeological data can contribute to cultural evolution theory, much in the same way that paleontology interacts with genetics theory. Thus, he is particularly interested in how cultural evolution processes unfold at both the micro and the macro scale, and how one can transit between these two different observational scales.
In addition, his current research includes taking advantage of the large-scale nature of the archaeological record in order to parameterize our models of cultural evolution -- estimating the pace of cultural evolution as seen in the archaeological record, and comparing it to rates of biological evolution as seen in the fossil record.
Finally, Perrault is interested in interrogating the nature of the archaeological record itself, asking, "What is the temporal scale of the archeological record?" and "What processes affect the scale of archaeological data and restrict the kind of research questions we can ask?"
- PhD in Anthropology, University of California at Los Angeles 2011
- M.Sc. Anthropology, Universite de Montreal
- B.Sc. Anthropology, Universite de Montreal
Book
2019. Perreault C. The Quality of the Archaeological Record, The University of Chicago Press.
Journal Articles
2022. Paige, J. and Perreault, C. How surprising are lithic reduction strategies? The information entropy of the Modes A-I framework. Journal of lithic technology. DOI: 10.1080/01977261.2022.2113699
2022. Shen, X., Z. Dongju, C. Perreault, Xia, H., Liu, Yishou, and Fahu, C. Exploitation of lyddite and jasper by Epipaleolithic foragers in the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau and surrounding regions. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 14 (7): 1-16.
2022. Perreault, C. and R. Boyd. Evolution of social learning with payoff and content bias. Games, 13 (7): https://doi.org/10.3390/g13010007.
2020. Dongju Zhang, Huan Xia, Fahu Chen, Bo Li, Viviane Slon, Ting Cheng, Ruowei Yang, Zenobia Jacobs, Qingyan Dai, Diyendo Massilani, Xuke Shen, Jian Wang, Xiaotian Feng, Peng Cao, Melinda A Yang, Juanting Yao, Jishuai Yang, David B Madsen, Yuanyuan Han, Wanjing Ping, Feng Liu, Charles Perreault, Xiaoshan Chen, Matthias Meyer, Janet Kelso, Svante Pääbo, Qiaomei Fu. Denisovan DNA in Late Pleistocene sediments from Baishiya Karst Cave on the Tibetan Plateau. Science, 370 (6516): 584-587.
2018. Derex, M., C. Perreault, and R. Boyd, Divide and conquer: intermediate levels of population fragmentation maximize cultural accumulation. Philosophical Transactions B, 373: 20170062.
2018. Perreault C., Time-averaging slows down rates of change in the archaeological record. Journal of Archaeological Methods and Theory. 25 (3): 953-964.
2017. Madsen, D. B., C. Perreault, D. Rhode, Y. Sun, M. Yi, K. Brunson, P. J. Brantingham. Early foraging settlement of the Tibetan Plateau highlands. Archaeological Research in Asia, 11, 15-26.
2016. Mathew, S. and C. Perreault, Cultural history, not ecological environment, is the main determinant of human behavior. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 283: 20160177.
2016. Perreault, C., M. T. Boulanger, A. M. Hudson, D. Rhode, D. B. Madsen, J. W. Olsen, M. L. Steffen, J. Quade, M. D. Glascock, and P. J. Brantingham. Characterization of obsidian from the Tibetan Plateau by XRF and NAA. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports, 5: 392-399.
2015. Mathew, S. and C. Perreault, Behavioural variation in 172 small-scale societies indicates that social learning is the main mode of human adaptation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 282: 20150061.
2014. Rhode, D., P. J. Brantingham, C. Perreault, D. Madsen, Mind the gaps: testing for hiatuses in regional radiocarbon date sequences. Journal of Archaeological Science, 52: 567-577.
2013. Perreault, C., P. J. Brantingham, S. L. Kuhn, S. Wurz, G. Xing, Measuring the complexity of lithic technology. Current Anthropology, 54 (S8), S397-S406.
2013. P. J. Brantingham, X. Gao, D. B. Madsen, D. Rhode, C. Perreault, J. Woerd, and J. Olsen, Late occupation of the high-elevation northern Tibetan Plateau based on cosmogenic, luminescence, and radiocarbon ages. Geoarchaeology, 28 (5): 413-431.
2012. Perreault, C. The pace of cultural evolution. PLoS One. 7(9): e45150.
2012. Perreault C., C. Moya and R. Boyd, A Bayesian approach to the evolution of social learning. Evolution and Human Behavior, 33(5): 449-459.
2012. C. Perreault and S. Mathew., Dating the origin of language using phonemic diversity. PLoS One, 7(4): e35289.
2012. Kandler, A., C. Perreault and J. Steele., Cultural evolution in spatially structured populations: A review of alternative modeling frameworks. Advances in Complex Systems, 15(1-2).
2011. Perreault C.,The impact of site sample size on the reconstruction of culture-histories. American Antiquity, 76(3): 547-572.
2010. Perreault, C. and P. J. Brantingham, Mobility-driven cultural transmission along the forager-collector continuum, Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 30(1): 62-68.
2010. Brantingham P. J. and C. Perreault. Detecting the effects of selection and stochastic forces in archaeological assemblages. Journal of Archaeological Science, 37(12): 3122-3225.
2010. Perreault, C. A note on the reconstruction of animal social network from independent small group observations. Animal Behaviour, 80(3): 551-562.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 592 | Research |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ASB 592 | Research |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 592 | Research |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ASB 592 | Research |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 592 | Research |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ASB 592 | Research |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 591 | Seminar |
| ASM 300 | Anthropological Sciences Sem |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 592 | Research |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 591 | Seminar |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 592 | Research |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 584 | Internship |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 592 | Research |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| ASM 246 | Human Origins |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 584 | Internship |
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 792 | Research |
| ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ASB 592 | Research |
2016 Excellence in Teaching Award in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change