Since the launch of the Journal of Human Evolution fifty years ago, the archaeology of
human origins and the evolution of culture have witnessed major breakthroughs with the …

The modern human hand is an intriguing mix of primitive morphology and derived function.
Traditionally, its form and function are explained as a functional “trade‐off” between the …

When and how human ancestors first used tools remains unknown, despite intense research
into the origins of technology. It has been hypothesized that the evolutionary roots of stone …

The production of sharp-edged stone flakes is often viewed as a unique adaptation specific
to the hominin lineage. The discovery of large stone cores and flakes dated to 3.3 Ma has …

The evolution of the hominin hand has been widely linked to the use and production of
flaked stone tool technologies. After the earliest handheld flake tools emerged, shifts in …

The temporal relationship between the Lomekwi 3 archaeological site and the Oldowan
stone tool industry is not well explored. Lomekwi 3 dates to 3.3 million years ago (Ma) …

Stone artifacts are critical for investigating the evolution of hominin behavior—they are
among our only proxies for hominin behavior in deep time. Hominin cognition and skill are …

The evolutionary history of hominins and archaeological assemblages has become
considerably more complex in the last twenty-five years due to the contribution of innovative …

The process of making stone tools, specifically knapping, is a hominin behaviour that
typically involves using the upper limb to manipulate a stone hammer and apply …

The bipolar technique is a flaking strategy that has been identified from 3.3 Ma until the
twentieth century, with no geographical or chronological homogeneous distribution. It is …