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Elena Miu¹, Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer¹, Felix Riede¹

¹Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies, Aarhus University, Højbjerg, Denmark elena.miu@cas.au.dk mathilde.meyer@cas.au.dk f.riede@cas.au.dk.

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Summary

Children

Area of Science:

Evolutionary anthropology
Developmental psychology
Human behavior studies

Background:

Current frameworks for human behavior evolution lack integration of childhood development.
The role of children in cultural evolution requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To emphasize the need for integrating children's learning into cultural evolution models.
To advocate for a long-term perspective on cultural adaptation, including children's roles.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of existing frameworks in cultural evolution.
Literature review on child development and cultural transmission.

Main Results:

Existing models inadequately represent the influence of childhood learning on cultural evolution.

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A long-term perspective is crucial for understanding the historical and present roles of children.

Conclusions:

Integrating children's learning is essential for robust models of human cultural evolution.
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