Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Oldowan

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hovers, Erella (Editor), Braun, David R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Paleontology.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; Social Sciences, general.

An understanding of the uniquely human behavior of stone tool making tackles questions about hominins’ ability to culturally transmit and expand their base of social and practical knowledge and their cognitive capacities for advanced planning. The appearance of stone tools has often been viewed as a...