{"product_id":"stone-tools-and-the-evolution-april-nowell-9781607321354","title":"Stone Tools and the Evolution of Human Cognition","description":"Stone tools are the most durable and common type of archaeological remain and one of the most important sources of information about behaviors of early hominins. \u003ci\u003eStone Tools and the Evolution of Human Cognition\u003c\/i\u003e develops methods for examining questions of cognition, demonstrating the progression of mental capabilities from early hominins to modern humans through the archaeological record.\u003cp\u003eDating as far back as 2.5-2.7 million years ago, stone tools were used in cutting up animals, woodworking, and preparing vegetable matter. Today, lithic remains give archaeologists insight into the forethought, planning, and enhanced working memory of our early ancestors. Contributors focus on multiple ways in which archaeologists can investigate the relationship between tools and the evolving human mind-including joint attention, pattern recognition, memory usage, and the emergence of language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a wide range of approaches and diversity of place and time, the chapters address issues such as skill, social learning, technique, language, and cognition based on lithic technology. \u003ci\u003eStone Tools and the Evolution of Human Cognition\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to Paleolithic archaeologists and paleoanthropologists interested in stone tool technology and cognitive evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e April Nowell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607321351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607321354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.52d","brand":"April Nowell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48113637294335,"sku":"9781607321354","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ba39930-fda5-4b80-8b1a-0ea0f8563396.jpg?v=1769616327","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stone-tools-and-the-evolution-april-nowell-9781607321354","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}