A Synthesis of the Dibble et al. Controlled Experiments into the Mechanics of Lithic Production
Archaeologists have explored a wide range of topics regarding archaeological stone tools
and their connection to past human lifeways through experimentation. Controlled …
and their connection to past human lifeways through experimentation. Controlled …
Kinetics of stone tool production among novice and expert tool makers
Objectives As is the case among many complex motor tasks that require prolonged practice
before achieving expertise, aspects of the biomechanics of knapping vary according to the …
before achieving expertise, aspects of the biomechanics of knapping vary according to the …
Coordination strategies used in stone knapping
Stone tool‐use and manufacture is seen as an important skill during the evolution of our
species and recently there has been increased interest in the understanding of perceptual …
species and recently there has been increased interest in the understanding of perceptual …
[HTML][HTML] Did Early Pleistocene hominins control hammer strike angles when making stone tools?
In the study of Early Pleistocene stone artifacts, researchers have made considerable
progress in reconstructing the technical decisions of hominins by examining various aspects …
progress in reconstructing the technical decisions of hominins by examining various aspects …
Tool use as distributed cognition: how tools help, hinder and define manual skill
Our thesis in this paper is that, in order to appreciate the interplay between cognitive (goal-
directed) and physical performance in tool use, it is necessary to determine the role that …
directed) and physical performance in tool use, it is necessary to determine the role that …
Movement pattern variability in stone knapping: implications for the development of percussive traditions
The earliest direct evidence for tool-use by our ancestors are 2.6 million year old stone tools
from Africa. These earliest artifacts show that, already, early hominins had developed the …
from Africa. These earliest artifacts show that, already, early hominins had developed the …
Quantifying knapping actions: A method for measuring the angle of blow on flakes
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 …
among our only proxies for hominin behavior in deep time. Hominin cognition and skill are …
Design and development of a sensorized hammerstone for accurate force measurement in stone knapping experiments
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 …
typically involves using the upper limb to manipulate a stone hammer and apply …
Ontogeny of tool use: how do toddlers use hammers?
D Fragaszy, K Simpson… - Developmental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Hammering with a hand tool appears early in life. Skillful hammering involves
accommodating movements to properties of the hammer, orienting the hammer's head to the …
accommodating movements to properties of the hammer, orienting the hammer's head to the …
Is expertise all in the mind? How embodied, embedded, enacted, extended, situated, and distributed theories of cognition account for expert performance
C Baber - 2018 - academic.oup.com
In this chapter, theories that explore the relationship between action and performance are
reviewed. These theories ask whether our cognitive activity depends on “internal …
reviewed. These theories ask whether our cognitive activity depends on “internal …