Linking primatology and archaeology: The transversality of stone percussive behaviors

S Harmand, A Arroyo - Journal of Human Evolution, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the launch of the Journal of Human Evolution fifty years ago, the archaeology of
human origins and the evolution of culture have witnessed major breakthroughs with the …

Examining the suitability of extant primates as models of hominin stone tool culture

E Bandini, RA Harrison, A Motes-Rodrigo - Humanities and Social …, 2022 - nature.com
Extant primates, especially chimpanzees, are often used as models for pre-modern hominin
(henceforth: hominin) behaviour, anatomy and cognition. In particular, as hominin behaviour …

Tool skill impacts the archaeological evidence across technological primates

LV Luncz, NE Slania, K Almeida-Warren, S Carvalho… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The archaeological record offers insights into our evolutionary past by revealing ancient
behaviour through stone and fossil remains. Percussive foraging is suggested to be …

A primate model for the origin of flake technology

LV Luncz, A Arroyo, T Falótico, P Quinn… - Journal of Human …, 2022 - Elsevier
When and how human ancestors first used tools remains unknown, despite intense research
into the origins of technology. It has been hypothesized that the evolutionary roots of stone …

Wild capuchin monkeys use stones and sticks to access underground food

T Valença, G Oliveira Affonço, T Falótico - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Primates employ different tools and techniques to overcome the challenges of obtaining
underground food resources. Humans and chimpanzees are known to tackle this problem …

Questioning the anthropic nature of Pedra Furada and the Piauí sites

YAG Coutouly - PaleoAmerica, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Many archaeologists are still skeptical about a human presence in the Americas during or
before the Late Glacial Maximum (LGM), considering that the claim is not yet sustained by …

Using mechanical experiments to study ground stone tool use: Exploring the formation of percussive and grinding wear traces on limestone tools

E Paixao, A Pedergnana, J Marreiros, L Dubreuil… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Ground Stone Tools (GST) have been identified in several Levantine
archaeological sites dating to the Middle Paleolithic. These tools, frequently made of …

Primate archaeology 3.0

A Pascual‐Garrido, S Carvalho… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The new field of primate archaeology investigates the technological behavior and material
record of nonhuman primates, providing valuable comparative data on our understanding of …

Three-dimensional surface morphometry differentiates behaviour on primate percussive stone tools

T Proffitt, JS Reeves, A Benito-Calvo… - Journal of The …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Early Stone Age record preserves a rich behavioural signature of hominin stone tool
making and use. The role of percussive technology in the daily subsistence strategies of our …

Another “critique,” same old song: a brief rebuttal to Gómez Coutouly

E Boëda, A Pérez-Balarezo, MP Ramos - PaleoAmerica, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This comment is a brief response to the bibliographic review made by Gómez Coutouly in
this issue of PaleoAmerica. We reaffirm that the anthropic nature of the Pleistocene sites in …