The appearance of Oldowan sites ca. 2.6 million years ago (Ma) may reflect one of the most
important adaptive shifts in human evolution. Stone artifact manufacture, large mammal …

Since primates spend about half of their life at slee** sites, knowledge of behavior in the
vicinity of slee** sites and analysis of factors influencing their use is important for …

In The Hadza, Frank Marlowe provides a quantitative ethnography of one of the last
remaining societies of hunter-gatherers in the world. The Hadza, who inhabit an area of East …

The chimpanzee of all other living species is our closest relation, with whom we last shared
a common ancestor about five million years ago. These African apes make and use a rich …

Page 1 Human Beginnings in South Africa Uncovering the Secrets of the Stone Age HJ
Deacon & Janette Deacon Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Human Beginnings in South …

The question of how modern human behaviour emerged from pre-human hominid
behaviour is central to discussions of human evolution. This important book argues that the …

The importance of planning or anticipatory organization in the technologies of archaic
hominids has recently come under much scrutiny. Among modern populations, the extent to …

During the last 25 years, there has been a shift towards the belief that early humans were
scavengers instead of hunters. This revisionist interpretation has brought a reconciliation …

All modern humans use tools to overcome limitations of our anatomy and to make difficult
tasks easier. However, if tool use is such an advantage, we may ask why it is not evolved to …

Scientists have identified a series of milestones in the evolution of the human food quest that
are anticipated to have had far-reaching impacts on biological, behavioural and cultural …