Handaxes as a Measure of the Mental Capabilities of Early Hominids
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9294397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shannon J P Mcpherron (0000-0002-2063-468X, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, corresponding author), Shannon Patrick Mcpherron |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 655-663 |
| Publication date | 2000-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Archaeological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-4403 • E-ISSN: 1095-9238 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1006/jasc.1999.0467 |
| OpenAlex | W2000999992 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 127 |
| References cited | 27 |
Cognitive psychology · Data mining · Geometry · Measure (data warehouse · Point (geometry · Principal (computer security · Computer Science · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Mathematics · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology
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Handaxes in South Africa
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Modelling production mishaps in later Acheulian handaxes from the Area 1 excavation at Amanzi Springs (Eastern Cape, South Africa) and their effects on reduction and morphology
Biface Knapping Skill in the East African Acheulean
Oldowan reduction sequences
The function and role of bifaces in the Late Middle Paleolithic of southwestern France
The Acheulean workshop of la Noira (France, 700 ka) in the European technological context
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Variability in bifacial technology at Elandsfontein, Western cape, South Africa
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Kariandusi
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The Archaeology of Perception
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Tools, Grammar and the Archaeology of Cognition
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Handaxe enigmas
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Archaeology
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