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Thinking and doing in cognitive archaeology: Giving skill its due

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2003

Dietrich Stout
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47402 distout@indiana.edu
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Abstract

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Wynn shows that intentionally standardized artifacts (handaxes) provide evidence of the ability to conceptualize form (symmetry). However, such conceptual ability is not sufficient for the actual production of these forms. Stone knapping is a concrete skill that is acquired in the real world. Appreciation of its perceptual-motor foundations and the broader issues surrounding skill acquisition may lead to further important insights into human cognitive evolution.

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© 2002 Cambridge University Press