This paper focuses on the empirical evidence for the cognitive abilities of early hominins of
the Oldowan Industrial Complex (c.≥ 2.6 to 1.4 Mya) on the African continent. It profiles …

Abstract In 1989, Wynn and McGrew published an explicit comparison between Oldowan
technology and what was then known of chimpanzee technology. 1 They compared the …

In Africa, the scarcity of hominin remains found in direct association with stone tools has
hindered attempts to link Homo habilis and Homo erectus with particular lithic industries …

The later Pleistocene archaeological record of southernmost Africa encompasses several
Middle Stone Age industries and the transition to the Later Stone Age. Through this period …

For many years, intuition and common sense often guided the transference of patterning
ostensibly evident in experimental flintknapping results to interpretations of the …

The emergence of lithic technology by∼ 2.6 million years ago (Ma) is often interpreted as a
correlate of increasingly recurrent hominin acquisition and consumption of animal remains …

While lithic objects can potentially inform us about past adaptations and behaviors, it is
important to develop a comprehensive understanding of all of the various processes that …

Aridification is often considered a major driver of long-term ecological change and hominin
evolution in eastern Africa during the Plio-Pleistocene; however, this hypothesis remains …

Evidence of Oldowan tools by∼ 2.6 million years ago (Ma) may signal a major adaptive shift
in hominin evolution. While tool-dependent butchery of large mammals was important by at …

The Evolution of Paleolithic Technologies provides a novel perspective on long-term
trajectories of evolutionary change in Paleolithic tools and tool-makers. Members of the …