Abstract
Corbey et al. (2016) have written an interesting and thoughtful paper designed to provoke debate surrounding one of the most important and persistent Stone Age artefacts, the Acheulean handaxe. They challenge the long held notion that the Acheulean handaxe was a product of a cultural landscape influenced through social learning. Instead they suggest the Acheulean handaxe was, in part, under genetic control. Whilst the Corbey et al. paper was an ambitious one with many points of debate included within it, we will focus here on those areas that best match our expertise, namely the nature of Acheulean handaxes and the archaeological record.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Evolutionary Anthropology |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2017 |
Bibliographical note
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Robert Hosfield, James Cole & John McNabb, Less of a Bird’s Song than a Hard Rock Ensemble, Evolutionary Anthropology, which has been published in final form at DOI: 10.1002/evan.21551. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.Keywords
- handaxe
- Acheulean
- culture
- genetics