Stone Tools and the Evolution of Human Cognition - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1607321351 ISBN 13: 9781607321354

Casa editrice: Univ Pr of Colorado, 2011

Riassunto

Stone tools are the most durable and common type of archaeological remain and one of the most important sources of information about behaviors of early hominins. Stone Tools and the Evolution of Human Cognition develops methods for examining questions of cognition, demonstrating the progression of mental capabilities from early hominins to modern humans through the archaeological record.

Dating as far back as 2.5-2.7 million years ago, stone tools were used in cutting up animals, woodworking, and preparing vegetable matter. Today, lithic remains give archaeologists insight into the forethought, planning, and enhanced working memory of our early ancestors. Contributors focus on multiple ways in which archaeologists can investigate the relationship between tools and the evolving human mind-including joint attention, pattern recognition, memory usage, and the emergence of language.

Offering a wide range of approaches and diversity of place and time, the chapters address issues such as skill, social learning, technique, language, and cognition based on lithic technology. Stone Tools and the Evolution of Human Cognition will be of interest to Paleolithic archaeologists and paleoanthropologists interested in stone tool technology and cognitive evolution.

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Informazioni sull?autore

April Nowell is a Paleolithic archaeologist and professor of anthropology at the University of Victoria. She directs an international team of researchers in the study of Lower and Middle Paleolithic sites in Jordan and is known for her publications on cognitive archaeology, the archaeology of children, Paleolithic art, and the relationship between science, pop culture, and the media. She is coeditor ofStone Tools and the Evolution of Human Cognition. Watch her TEDx talk  &;Paleo Porn&; here.

Iain Davidson is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of New England, New South Wales, Australia.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ Pr of Colorado
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1607321351
• ISBN 13: 9781607321354
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 234
• Redattore: Nowell April, Davidson Iain
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