The modern human hand is an intriguing mix of primitive morphology and derived function.
Traditionally, its form and function are explained as a functional “trade‐off” between the …

The field of ergonomics studies how the human body interacts with its physical environment.
Often there is a focus on hand-held tools. In the case of hominin artifacts, factors relating to …

Stone tools provide key evidence of human cognitive evolution but remain challenging to
interpret. Stone tool skill-learning has been understudied even though (1) the most salient …

We can only understand what is it to be human by understanding the modes of human
becoming. This paper looks at the creative aspect of human becoming taking hands and …

In the study of Early Pleistocene stone artifacts, researchers have made considerable
progress in reconstructing the technical decisions of hominins by examining various aspects …

Tools, which have a cognitive background rooted in our phylogenetic history, are essential
for humans to interact with their environment. One of the characteristics of human beings is …

Systematic tool use is a central component of the human niche. However, the timing and
mode of its evolution remain poorly understood. A newly developed method for the analysis …

The morphology of the proximal carpals (scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum) are linked to the
range of motion (ROM) at the radiocarpal and midcarpal joints. While the relationship …

The evolutionary history of hominins and archaeological assemblages has become
considerably more complex in the last twenty-five years due to the contribution of innovative …

The Oldowan is the archaeological record's oldest consistent evidence of hominin technical
behavior. First appearing∼ 2.6 Ma in East Africa, the Oldowan is characterized by simple …