John J. SheaCambridge University Press, 11/7/2016EAN 9781107554931, ISBN10: 1107554934Paperback, 306 pages, 25.4 x 17.7 x 1.1 cmLanguage: EnglishIn Stone Tools in Human Evolution, John J. Shea argues that over the last three million years hominins' technological strategies shifted from occasional tool use, much like that seen among living non-human primates, to a uniquely human pattern of obligatory tool use. Examining how the lithic archaeological record changed over the course of human evolution, he compares tool use by living humans and non-human primates and predicts how the archaeological stone tool evidence should have changed as distinctively human behaviors evolved. Those behaviors include using cutting tools, logistical mobility (carrying things), language and symbolic artifacts, geographic dispersal and diaspora, and residential sedentism (living in the same place for prolonged periods). Shea then tests those predictions by analyzing the archaeological lithic record from 6,500 years ago to 3.5 million years ago.List of figuresList of tablesList of boxesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Little questions vs big questions1. Why archaeologists misunderstand stone tools2. How we know what we think we know about stone tools3. Describing stone tools4. Stone cutting tools5. Logistical mobility6. Language and symbolic artifacts7. Dispersal and diaspora8. Residential sedentism9. ConclusionAppendix 1. Traditional age-stages and industriesGlossaryBibliographyIndex.
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