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British Journal of Developmental Psychology, Volume 43, Issue 4, Page 958-973, November 2025.Abstract Humans' ability to recognize the future utility of a solution is fundamental to our capacity for innovation. It motivates us to—for instance—retain and share useful tools, transforming one‐time solutions into innovations that change the future.
Zoe Ockerby +2 more
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Cognitive Fluidity and Acheulean Over-imitation
, 2017 This paper analyses recently discussed evidence of over-imitation in Acheulean biface construction. First, it evaluates the argument for over-imitation using the available archaeological and cognitive science evidence.
Matt J. Rossano
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Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 40, Issue 7, Page 1252-1268, October 2025.ABSTRACT The site of Loreto (Venosa Basin, Italy) was first discovered in 1929 and subsequently excavated during the latter half of the 20th century. The excavation revealed three archaeo‐palaeontological levels, with the lowermost level (Level A) yielding the largest number of remains.
Antonio Pineda +6 more
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Joint Seminar: The earliest Acheulean at Konso
, 2019 SÉMINAIRE / SEMINAR Evolution: an international research seminar in Eastern Africa. Paleobiodiversity, paleobiology, prehistory, paleoenvironments (2015-2019) 22ème séance / 22nd session: The earliest Acheulean at Konso par/by Yonas Beyene Jeudi 11 ...
Secrétaire Scientifique
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MIS 13–12 in Britain and the North Atlantic:understanding the palaeoclimatic context of the earliest Acheulean [PDF]
, 2015 Research over the last two decades has revealed a rich record of Lower Palaeolithic occupation in Britain prior to 450,000 yrs. Acheulean industries (Mode II) first appear in the later part of the early Middle Pleistocene (EMP, MIS 19-13).
Candy, Ian +9 more
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The People and the Handaxe: A Look at Acheulean Tool Manufacture
, 2020 The People and the Handaxe: A Look at Acheulean Tool Manufacture Anthropology The Acheulean tradition is one of the most refined stone tool technologies in human prehistory.
Dhue, Deborah Jean
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Acheulean habitation in the Upper Son Valley, India: insights into early occupation and environment [PDF]
Eight Acheulean sites are located in an under-researched ecological setting within the hilly terrain of the Upper Son Valley, India. A total of 1348 Acheulean artefacts have been identified across these sites, primarily preserved in high-energy ...
Jha, D., Vaishnav, H., Janardhana, B.
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The Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa
, 2013 The end of the Oldowan and the origin of the Acheulean are widely debated in Early Stone Age studies. In East Africa, there is now solid geochronological evidence pointing to the emergence of the Acheulean between 1.76 and 1.4 Ma.
MUSSI, Margherita
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, 2012 The disappearance of the earliest human culture, the Oldowan, and its substitution by a new technology, the Acheulean, is one of the main topics in modern Paleoanthropology.
Torre Sainz, Ignacio de la +7 more
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Biface Knapping Skill in the East African Acheulean: Progressive Trends and Random Walks
, 2019 Over the 1.5-million-year duration of the Acheulean, there is considerable variation in biface finesse. It is not clear, however, if there is an improvement in biface knapping ability over time, or if variation between sites is largely unrelated to their
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