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In the work under review, and elsewhere (1981; 1985), Wynn has suggested that
his analyses set a "minimum level of competence" for early hominid spatial
abilities. But this claim is deceptive. If we say that, as a minimum, Acheulian
hominids ...
In the work under review, and elsewhere (1981; 1985), Wynn has suggested that
his analyses set a "minimum level of competence" for early hominid spatial
abilities. But this claim is deceptive. If we say that, as a minimum, Acheulian
hominids ...
Page 111
The tools of the Oldowan or Acheulian represent a specific competence within a
specific context. Wynn's minimum competence argument leads us to question the
extent to which such tools were indeed significant in the lifeways of Homo ...
The tools of the Oldowan or Acheulian represent a specific competence within a
specific context. Wynn's minimum competence argument leads us to question the
extent to which such tools were indeed significant in the lifeways of Homo ...
Page 146
a) There are currently no known examples of wheel-thrown ceramics produced at
the domestic unit level. b) Duration of apprenticeship, or levels of competence, in
bead manufacture are correlated, at Khambat, with different degrees of craft ...
a) There are currently no known examples of wheel-thrown ceramics produced at
the domestic unit level. b) Duration of apprenticeship, or levels of competence, in
bead manufacture are correlated, at Khambat, with different degrees of craft ...
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TECHNOLOGY IN THE HUMANITIES | 3 |
Nathan Schlanger | 18 |
Pierre Lemonnier | 27 |
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| Title | Archaeological review from Cambridge, Volume 9, Issue 1 Archaeological review from Cambridge |
| Published | 1990 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 25 Jun 2007 |
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