An understanding of the uniquely human behavior of stone tool making tackles questions about hominins’ ability to culturally transmit and expand their base of

The earliest traces of proto-human technology emerged over 2.5 million years ago on the African continent. Called the Oldowan after the famous site of Olduvai G

This edited volume presents current archaeological research and data from the major early Acheulean sites in East Africa, and addresses three main areas of focu

The archaeological evidence presented in this work encompasses the cultural remains of over a million years of successive human occupation of Nejd Plateau, Dhof

Innovation and creativity are two of the key characteristics that distinguish cultural transmission from biological transmission. This book explores a number of