Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volume 9Department of Archaeology, 1990 - Archaeology |
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Page 92
... suggestion that chimpanzees do this in the case of termite fishing , and it is much more econom- ical to suggest that the routine is learned and stored ( a " procedural template " according to Gowlett 1984 , but if one dislikes this ...
... suggestion that chimpanzees do this in the case of termite fishing , and it is much more econom- ical to suggest that the routine is learned and stored ( a " procedural template " according to Gowlett 1984 , but if one dislikes this ...
Page 108
... suggest that such shapes are not the product of an overwhelming urge to produce symmetrical objects , but rather are the result of a need to produce durable implements with a sharp cutting edge . As Wynn says , flint is not an ideal ...
... suggest that such shapes are not the product of an overwhelming urge to produce symmetrical objects , but rather are the result of a need to produce durable implements with a sharp cutting edge . As Wynn says , flint is not an ideal ...
Page 109
... suggest that we do not have evidence that they express an explic- it knowledge of abstract geometrical concepts such as symmetry , any more than the honey- comb indicates that bees explicitly understand the geometry of the hexagon ...
... suggest that we do not have evidence that they express an explic- it knowledge of abstract geometrical concepts such as symmetry , any more than the honey- comb indicates that bees explicitly understand the geometry of the hexagon ...
Contents
TECHNOLOGY IN THE HUMANITIES | 3 |
Nathan Schlanger | 18 |
Pierre Lemonnier | 27 |
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Acheulean acquisition action on matter African archaeology analysis anthropology approach Archaeological Review argued artefacts aspects basis behaviour bifaces Cambridge 9:1 Cambridge University Press chaîne opératoire complex concept of technology context core debitage duration of apprenticeship East German Eastern Europe economic elements environment Etiolles evidence evolution evolutionary example flakes flintknapping Franchthi Cave function gesture Gowlett handaxe hominids human hunter-gatherers hunting and gathering individual industries Ingold innovation interpretation Karlin knapper knapping know-how knowledge Leroi-Gourhan lithic lithic analysis Magdalenian manufacture Marxism material culture Mauss meaning Mesolithic nature Neolithic object Oldowan operational organisation Palaeolithic Paris Pelegrin Perlès Pigeot possible practical prehistoric problem raw material relationship Review from Cambridge sequence simply skills social relations society spatial specific stone axes stone tools striking platform structure symbolic technical activities techniques techno-economic theoretical theory tion transformation understanding Upper Palaeolithic Wynn