Archaeological studies of early weaponry have relied for decades on ethnographic parallels—
whether from ethnohistorical accounts, ethnographic literature, or from objects studied in …

Although archaeologists are learning more about the lives of Upper Paleolithic children, the
significant contributions they made to the welfare of their communities, including their role in …

Learning to use, make, and modify tools is key to our species' success. Researchers have
hypothesized that play with objects may have a foundational role in the ontogeny of tool use …

Small artifacts and miniatures are reduced objects that can be connected to rituals,
children's activities, and small game. Material correlates can be established for the …

Over the last two decades, archaeologists have grown increasingly interested in the study of
skill and knowledge. It is commonly accepted that individuals with different degrees of …

Using archaeological, historical, and ethnographic analysis of Norse and Inuit toys and
miniatures, this paper argues that legacies of childhood learning can create limits to climatic …

Few cultural practices beyond language are as widespread as string figure games. Their
global distribution and potential to yield insights into cultural transmission and cognition …

The earliest evidence for complex tool use in the archaeological record dates to 3.3 Ma.
While wooden tools may have been used by our earliest ancestors, the evidence is absent …

The deep time record indicates that hunting played a key role in human evolution, including
in the development of the life history of humans. The archaeological record preserves many …

Many have interpreted symbolic material culture in the deep past as evidencing the origins
sophisticated, modern cognition. Scholars from across the behavioural and cognitive …