ISBN:
9789811389801
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 218 Seiten)
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Series Statement:
Replacement of Neanderthals by modern humans series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Learning among Neanderthals and Palaeolithic modern humans
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Neandertaler
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Frühmensch
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Lernfähigkeit
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Kognitive Kompetenz
Abstract:
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1: Learning Behaviors Among Neanderthals and Palaeolithic Modern Humans: An Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Learning Behaviors, Cognitive Abilities, and Socio-cultural Environments -- 1.3 The Present Volume -- 1.4 Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Cognitive Backgrounds for Learning -- 2: Neural Underpinnings of Creative Thinking and Tool Use: A Meta-Analysis of Neuroimaging Data -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Materials and Methods -- 2.3 Results -- 2.4 Discussion -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 3: The Expert Performance Model of Neandertal Cognition -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 An Initial Example -- 3.3 Modern Technical Cognition -- 3.4 Expert Performance -- 3.5 Levallois in Light of the Blended Model -- 3.6 Implications for Neandertal Cognition in General -- References -- 4: Cognitive Capacities of the Neanderthals -- 4.1 The Historical Trap -- 4.2 Neanderthalian Europe -- 4.3 Neanderthal Variations -- 4.4 An Extraordinary Adaptive Ability -- 4.5 Neanderthal Regionalism -- 4.6 The Technological Skill of Neanderthals -- 4.7 The Settlement: Mythical Structure -- 4.8 Treatment of the Dead: Another Aspect of Mythical Thought -- 4.9 Relationships to the Animal World -- 4.10 Aesthetic Expressions -- 4.11 Acculturation and the End of a People -- References -- Part II: Processes of Palaeolithic Learning -- 5: Mastering Hammer Use in Stone Knapping: An Experiment -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Hammer Use for Core Production -- 5.3 Experiment -- 5.3.1 Method -- 5.3.2 Results -- 5.4 Analysis -- 5.4.1 Learning Hammer Use -- 5.4.1.1 Individual Progress -- 5.4.1.2 Non-experienced and Experienced -- 5.4.1.3 Hammer Use and Flake Detachment -- 5.4.2 Motor Skill in Hammer Use -- 5.5 Discussion -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References.
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