Tools to Get Food
The Subsistants of Tasmanian Aborigines and Tanzanian Chimpanzees Compared
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2995321 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W C Mcgrew (0000-0002-2141-7820, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 247-258 |
| Publication date | 1987-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/jar.43.3.3630525 |
| OpenAlex | W2325901216 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 13 |
Tools used to get food are compared between wild chimpanzees in western Tanzania and aboriginal Tasmanians at the time of European contact. Systematic qualitative and quantitative comparison is enabled by use of Oswalt's taxonomy of subsistence technology. The results show surprising similarity in the number of items in the tool kit, raw materials used, proportion of tools made versus those used unchanged, extent of complexity, type of prey, etc. Key contrasts also emerge: only human tools have more than one type of component and are made using other tools. Overall, however, the gap between the most technically diverse nonhuman tool kit and the simplest human material culture seems narrow
Agriculture · Biology · Ethnology · Geography · Sociology · Subsistence agriculture · Tanzania · Taxonomy (biology) · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior · Child and Animal Learning Development · Ecology · Primate Behavior and Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2026 (36) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |