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Experimental Insights into the Cognitive Significance of Early Stone Tools
Stone-flaking technology is the most enduring evidence for the evolving cognitive abilities of our early ancestors. Flake-making was mastered by African hominins ~3.3 ma, followed by the appearance of handaxes ~1.75 ma and complex stone reduction strategies by ~1.6 ma. Handaxes are stones flaked on...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4938430/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27392022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158803 |