Abstract
In this chapter, I summarize some previously published work on the significance of the earliest stone tools in comparison with chimpanzee tool making and use. I then put that into the context of some theorizing about human cognition and its implications for understanding the evolution of hominin and human cognition. I then conclude with an extended discussion of the standard story of changes in stone-artifact making and use in the context of other recent theorizing about the evolution of language. I conclude that stone tools can be interpreted to give strong evidence about the evolution of cognition, but the outcomes depend on careful assessment of the theoretical basis for the argument.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Stone Tools and the Evolution of Human Cognition |
| Editors | April Nowell, Iain Davidson |
| Place of Publication | Boulder, United States of America |
| Publisher | University Press of Colorado |
| Pages | 185-205 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781607320302, 9781607320319, 1607320304 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant
- Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
- Archaeological Science
- Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas
- Archaeology of Australia (excl Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
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