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  • Archaeology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Paleoanthropology

Background:

  • Artificial Memory Systems (AMSs) are tools for externalizing information storage and retrieval.
  • Current evidence suggests only humans utilize AMSs, with early Paleolithic artifacts lacking conclusive proof of this function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate potential early Artificial Memory Systems (AMSs) from the Middle Paleolithic.
  • To differentiate markings on potential AMSs from other artifact types.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of spatial distribution of markings on potential early AMSs.
  • Contrasting these markings with those on butchery and ornamental Paleolithic artifacts.
  • Comparison with ethnographically recorded AMS markings.

Main Results:

  • A systematic difference in marking signatures was identified between ethnographic/Upper Paleolithic AMSs and other artifact types.
  • Potential Middle Paleolithic AMSs exhibit distinct marking patterns.

Conclusions:

  • Modern humans in Africa and Europe possessed advanced cognitive capabilities for information storage and retrieval.
  • These findings offer insights into the development of quantity-related cognition in early humans.