Steele, J and Quinlan, A and Wenban-Smith, F (1995) Stone tools and the linguistic capabilities of earlier hominids. Cambridge Archaeological Journal , 5 (2) 245 - 256. 10.1017/S0959774300015043.
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Abstract
The evolution of human manipulative abilities may be clearly linked to the evolution of speech motor control Both creativity and complexity in vocal and manipulative gestures may be closely linked to a single dimension of brain evolution — the evolution of absolute brain size. Inferring the linguistic capabilities of earlier hominids from their lithic artefacts, however, required us to take account of domain-specific constraints on manipulative skill In this article we report on a pilot flint-knapping experiment designed to identify such constraints ‘in action’.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Stone tools and the linguistic capabilities of earlier hominids |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0959774300015043 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0959774300015043 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research 1995 |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of Arts and Social Sciences > Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences > Institute of Archaeology |
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