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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"flint knapping"”.
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Drumming Trees and Stone Percussion: An Evolution of Rhythm
… activities, nut-cracking for chimpanzees, and flintknapping in humans. This research builds on earlier studies demonstrating the positive effects of rhythmic group activities in humans, exploring the constructive impact of music and rhythmic patterns in labour-related tasks. The thesis …
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Rock, Paper, Aliens: Effects of Labels and Iconicity on Non-Linguistic Cognition
… goal directed behaviour. Experiment 5 used real knapping to corroborate origami simulation. Further, labels affected handaxe morphology by exaggerating elongation, and iconicity may have facilitated production performance. Together, experimental results suggest that even novel labels can augment …