Movement pattern variability in stone knapping: Implications for the development of percussive traditions

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Rein, Robert ^a   Nonaka, Tetsushi ^b   Bril, Bline ^c  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ecl Hautes Etud Sci S   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE LENGTH; ELBOW FLEXION; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MOVEMENT PATTERN VARIABILITY; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; STONE KNAPPER; TASK PERFORMANCE; ULNA; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARCHEOLOGY; BIOMECHANICS; HOMINID; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOL USE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ANIMALS; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARM; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84913580263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113567     Document Type: Article

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