We examine children, childhood, and development from an evolutionary perspective. We
begin by reviewing major assumptions of evolutionary–developmental psychology …

The mechanisms underlying the formation and retrieval of memories are still an active area
of research and discussion. Manifold models have been proposed and refined over the …

This revised and updated edition of the landmark publication reveals the current state of
knowledge regarding animal tool behavior. When originally published in 1980, Animal Tool …

This article has two goals. The first is to assess, in the face of accruing reports on the
ingenuity of great ape tool use, whether and in what sense human tool use still evidences …

The habitual consumption of large-animal resources (eg, similar sized or larger than the
consumer) separates human and nonhuman primate behavior. Flaked stone tool use …

Evidence of Oldowan tools by∼ 2.6 million years ago (Ma) may signal a major adaptive shift
in hominin evolution. While tool-dependent butchery of large mammals was important by at …

Stone tool making, observed archaeologically from 3.3 million years ago, involves complex
problem solving and forethought, but the relative complexity of different Palaeolithic …

The chimpanzees of Bossou in Guinea, West Africa, form a unique community which
displays an exceptional array of tool use behaviors and behavioral adaptations to …

All investigated cases of habitual tool use in wild chimpanzees and capuchin monkeys
include youngsters encountering durable artefacts, most often in a supportive social context …

Tool-use research has focused primarily on land-based animals, with less consideration
given to aquatic animals and the environmental challenges and conditions they face. Here …