从灵长类的角度对奥尔多万工具运输进行建模
Jonathan S Reeves1, Tomos Proffitt2, Katarina Almeida-Warren3
1Technological Primates Research Group, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, Leipzig, 04103, Germany; Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, Department of Anthropology, The George Washington University, 800 2nd Street, NW, 20052, USA.
Journal of human evolution
|June 25, 2023
概括
奥尔多万石器工业可能不仅仅源于类似子的行为. 我们的模型表明,猿类工具运输在解释奥尔多万模式方面存在局限性,这表明人类的独特适应性.
科学领域:
- 古人类学古人类学.
- 考古学的考古学
- 灵长类动物学 灵长类动物学
背景情况:
- 非人类灵长类动物为人类进化提供了洞察力,特别是工具使用.
- 奥尔多万石器工业是一个关键的进化里程碑,但它的起源受到争议.
- 猿人工具运输行为与奥尔多旺技术有相似之处,但从根本上有所不同.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查Oldowan记录的子工具运输模型的解释能力.
- 通过在黑猩猩中观察到的短距离运输模式来模拟奥尔多万文物形成.
- 在解释奥尔多万技术模式时,确定猿类工具运输的局限性.
主要方法:
- 基于代理的建模模拟石器工具运输和文物模式.
- 将模拟的奥尔多万记录与现存的黑猩猩工具使用模式进行比较.
- 分析影响工具运输的因素,包括使用寿命.
主要成果:
- 猿人工具运输可以解释一些Oldowan变异,但有局限性.
- 使用寿命的持续时间大大限制了Oldowan核心可以通过短距离运输移动的距离.
- 仅靠猿人工具运输模型是不够的,不能完全解释奥尔多万的模式.
结论:
- 猿人工具运输在解释奥尔多万的考古记录方面存在局限性.
- 除了简单的运输之外的因素,例如人类特有的适应性,可能促进了奥尔多万技术.
- 需要进一步的研究,以了解驱动奥尔多万人的发展的适应过程.
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