Grammatical equivalents of palaeolithic tools: A hypothesis

Theory in Biosciences

Volumn 129, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 203-210

  Vieira, Antonio B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biocultural evolution; Flaking techniques; Hominines; Language; Lithic tools; Social biology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LANGUAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOL USE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAIN; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LANGUAGE; SELECTION, GENETIC; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77956884221     PISSN: 14317613     EISSN: 16117530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12064-010-0094-8     Document Type: Article

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