“How handy was early hominin ‘know‐how’?” An experimental approach exploring efficient early stone tool use
Altogether, these experimental findings suggest that the ability to practice and retain tool-using knowledge played a fundamental role in the subsistence strategies and adaptability of early hominins, potentially providing the cognitive basis for conceptualizing the first intentional tool production strategies.
Authors
- Fotios Alexandros Karakostis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3913-4332)
- Simona Affinito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5066-6374)
- Elena Moos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4454-0862)
- Brienna Eteson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6043-2886)
Institutions
- University of Basel (CH)
- Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment (DE)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Biological Anthropology
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.25019
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.88
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft