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Modeling Oldowan tool transport from a primate perspective

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dc.contributor.authorReeves, Jonathan S.
dc.contributor.authorProffitt, Tomos
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida-Warren, Katarina
dc.contributor.authorLuncz, Lydia V.
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-14T15:47:49Z
dc.date.available2023-09-14T15:47:49Z
dc.date.issued2023-08
dc.description.abstractLiving nonhuman primates have long served as a referential framework for understanding various aspects of hominin biological and cultural evolution. Comparing the cognitive, social, and ecological contexts of nonhuman primate and hominin tool use has allowed researchers to identify key adaptations relevant to the evolution of hominin behavior. Although the Oldowan is often considered to be a major evolutionary milestone, it has been argued that the Oldowan is rather an extension of behaviors already present in the ape lineage. This is based on the fact that while apes move tools through repeated, unplanned, short-distance transport bouts, they produce material patterning often associated with longdistance transport, planning, and foresight in the Oldowan. Nevertheless, remain fundamental differences in how Oldowan core and flake technology and nonhuman primate tools are used. The goal of the Oldowan hominins is to produce sharp-edged flakes, whereas nonhuman primates use stone tools primarily as percussors. Here, we present an agent-based model that investigates the explanatory power of the ape tool transport model in light of these differences. The model simulates the formation of the Oldowan record under the conditions of an accumulated short-distance transport pattern, as seen in extant chimpanzees. Our results show that while ape tool transport can account for some of the variation observed in the archaeological record, factors related to use-life duration severely limit how far an Oldowan core can be moved through repeated short-distance transport bouts. Thus, the ape tool transport has limitations in its ability to explain patterns in the Oldowan. These results provide a basis for discussing adaptive processes that would have facilitated the development of the Oldowan. (c) 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jhevol.2023.103399pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1095-8606
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19985
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.subjectOldowanpt_PT
dc.subjectPrimate archaeologypt_PT
dc.subjectAgent-based modelingpt_PT
dc.subjectStone tool transportpt_PT
dc.titleModeling Oldowan tool transport from a primate perspectivept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage103399pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Human Evolutionpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume181pt_PT
person.familyNameAlmeida-Warren
person.givenNameKatarina
person.identifier.ciencia-idCE16-6ABB-6B91
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7634-9466
person.identifier.scopus-author-id57194591412
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