Symmetry is its own reward
On the character and significance of Acheulean handaxe symmetry in the Middle Pleistocene
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3514879 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark White (0000-0003-4073-3519), Frederick Foulds (0000-0003-3071-7187, Durham University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 362 |
| Pages | 304-319 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2018.35 |
| OpenAlex | W2800168262 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 33 |
Acheulean · Character (mathematics · Geometry · Pleistocene · Symmetry (geometry · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Geology · Mathematics · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
The Application of Elliptic Fourier Analysis in Understanding Biface Shape and Symmetry Through the British Acheulean
Further Thoughts on the Genetic Argument for Handaxes
The Skills of Handaxe Making
To Computational Archaeology and Back
Behavioural complexity, cultural mosaics, and the routeways to modern behaviour from a Middle Pleistocene European perspective
Semiotics and the Origin of Language in the Lower Palaeolithic
The influence of cognitive evolution on handaxe making skill in the Acheulean
How good are giant handaxes in utilitarian functions? An experimental assessment
Intercomparison of Form, Size and Allometry in a Million-year-old and Modern Replicated Handaxe Set
Aesthetic sense and social cognition
Principles of Modern Artistic Design in Late Pleistocene Clovis Stone Biface Technology
Differential effects of knapping skill acquisition on the cultural reproduction of Late Acheulean handaxe morphology
Sur la motivation des tailleurs experts du Paléolithique supérieur
Exploring Acheulean biface diversity in the central Narmada Valley, Madhya Pradesh, India
The West Tofts handaxe
Introducing Lithikos 1 – A novel volumetric morphometric analyser via comparative analyses of Acheulean handaxe mirror asymmetry
Beyond a Cutting Edge
When less is more
Introducing Lithikos 2 - a novel volumetric morphometric analyser via a volume-based approach to handaxe refinement
Flake tools in the European Lower Paleolithic
Pronounced increase in biface knapping skill half a million years ago in Britain
Were Acheulean Bifaces Deliberately Made Symmetrical? Archaeological and Experimental Evidence
Hominin Stone Flaking and the Emergence of ‘Top-down’ Design in Human Evolution
Is Acheulean Handaxe Shape the Result of Imposed ‘Mental Templates’ or Emergent in Manufacture? Dissolving the Dichotomy through Exploring ‘Communities of Practice’ at Boxgrove, UK
Turning Art into Hammers
Understanding stone tool-making skill acquisition
Big enough to matter
‘Dancing to the Rhythms of the Biotidal Zone’
Perspectives on stone tools and cognition in the early Paleolithic record
Archaeology and cognitive evolution
Neuronal Reward and Decision Signals
Stone Age Archaeology
The acheulean handaxe
Quantitative analysis of shape attributes based on contours and section profiles in artifact analysis
Whatever turns you on’
Why handaxes just aren't that sexy
Paleoecology and Archaeology of an Acheulian Site at Caddington, England
Paleoecology and archaeology of an Acheulian site at Caddington, England
Subjectivity Inherent In By-Eye Symmetry Judgements and the Large Cutting Tools at the Cave of Hearths, Limpopo Province, South Africa
The symmetry of Acheulean handaxes and cognitive evolution
British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Handaxe Groups
Quantitative Analysis of the Symmetry of Artefacts
Acheulean variation and selection
Why are some handaxes symmetrical? Testing the influence of handaxe morphology on butchery effectiveness
On the Significance of Acheulean Biface Variability in Southern Britain
Examining the Presence of Symmetry within Acheulean Handaxes
Goodwill hunting? Debates over the 'meaning' of Lower Palaeolithic handaxe form revisited
Handaxe enigmas
Olorgesailie
Handaxes
Olorgesailie
The Large Cutting Tools from the South African Acheulean and the Question of Social Traditions
| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |