The emergence of technology: A cultural step or long-term evolution?

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-233

  Carbonell, Eudald ^a   Mosquera, Marina ^b   Rodríguez, Xosé Pedro ^b  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Lithic tools; Plio Pleistocene; Socialization; Technical behaviour

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CULTURE; DISPERSAL; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; SOCIAL NETWORK; TOOL USE;

AFRICA;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 33947259430     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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