Nature Communications· 2015Q1

Experimental evidence for the co-evolution of hominin tool-making teaching and language

Thomas J. H. Morgan, Natalie Uomini, Luke Rendell, Laura Chouinard‐Thuly et al.

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Teaching and language significantly improve the transmission of Oldowan tool-making skills, with language being particularly effective, according to an experiment with 184 participants.

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Field: Cultural Studies

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