[BOOK][B] The secret of our success: How culture is driving human evolution, domesticating our species, and making us smarter
J Henrich - 2016 - degruyter.com
Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the
wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters …
wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters …
Technological trends in the Middle Stone Age of South Africa between MIS 7 and MIS 3
S Wurz - Current Anthropology, 2013 - journals.uchicago.edu
The range of technological elements that marks the Middle Stone Age originated more than
300,000 years ago and formed the basic tool kit for an extended period of time. No spatial …
300,000 years ago and formed the basic tool kit for an extended period of time. No spatial …
The nature of culture: an eight-grade model for the evolution and expansion of cultural capacities in hominins and other animals
Tracing the evolution of human culture through time is arguably one of the most
controversial and complex scholarly endeavors, and a broad evolutionary analysis of how …
controversial and complex scholarly endeavors, and a broad evolutionary analysis of how …
Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France
Consensus in archaeology has posited that mechanically propelled weapons, such as bow-
and-arrow or spear-thrower-and-dart combinations, appeared abruptly in the Eurasian …
and-arrow or spear-thrower-and-dart combinations, appeared abruptly in the Eurasian …
Early evidence of San material culture represented by organic artifacts from Border Cave, South Africa
Recent archaeological discoveries have revealed that pigment use, beads, engravings, and
sophisticated stone and bone tools were already present in southern Africa 75,000 y ago …
sophisticated stone and bone tools were already present in southern Africa 75,000 y ago …
[BOOK][B] War! what is it Good For?: Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots
I Morris - 2014 - books.google.com
A powerful and provocative exploration of how war has changed our society—for the better."
War!..../What is it good for?/Absolutely nothing," says the famous song—but archaeology …
War!..../What is it good for?/Absolutely nothing," says the famous song—but archaeology …
[BOOK][B] The measure of civilization: how social development decides the fate of nations
I Morris - 2013 - degruyter.com
In the last thirty years, there have been fierce debates over how civilizations develop and
why the West became so powerful. The Measure of Civilization presents a brand-new way of …
why the West became so powerful. The Measure of Civilization presents a brand-new way of …
Indications of bow and stone-tipped arrow use 64 000 years ago in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
M Lombard, L Phillipson - Antiquity, 2010 - cambridge.org
The invention of the bow and arrow was a pivotal moment in the human story and its earliest
use is a primary quarry of the modern researcher. Since the organic parts of the weapon …
use is a primary quarry of the modern researcher. Since the organic parts of the weapon …
Those marvellous millennia: the Middle Stone Age of southern Africa
L Wadley - Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Africa's Middle Stone Age (MSA) may have lasted almost half a million years, but its earliest
expression is not yet well understood. The MSA is best known for innovations that appear in …
expression is not yet well understood. The MSA is best known for innovations that appear in …
Border cave and the beginning of the later stone age in South Africa
The transition from the Middle Stone Age (MSA) to the Later Stone Age (LSA) in South Africa
was not associated with the appearance of anatomically modern humans and the extinction …
was not associated with the appearance of anatomically modern humans and the extinction …