On the psychological origins of tool use

M Mangalam, DM Fragaszy, JB Wagman… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ubiquity of tool use in human life has generated multiple lines of scientific and
philosophical investigation to understand the development and expression of humans' …

Introduction: archaeological approaches to lithic production skill and craft learning

DB Bamforth, N Finlay - Journal of archaeological method and theory, 2008 - Springer
This paper introduces the volume by considering what skill is and how archaeologists have
looked at issues of skill in stone tool production, along with anthropological and …

Ontogeny of manipulative behavior and nut‐cracking in young tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella): a Perception–action perspective

BD De Resende, EB Ottoni… - Developmental …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
How do capuchin monkeys learn to use stones to crack open nuts? Perception–action
theory posits that individuals explore producing varying spatial and force relations among …

[BOOK][B] Supernatural selection: How religion evolved

M Rossano - 2010 - books.google.com
In 2006, scientist Richard Dawkins published a blockbuster bestseller, The God Delusion.
This atheist manifesto sparked a furious reaction from believers, who have responded with …