Pope, M., Russel, K. and Watson, K. (2006). Biface form and structured behaviour in the Acheulean. Lithics 27. Vol 27, pp. 44-57.
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Biface form and structured behaviour in the Acheulean | |
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Lithics 27 | |
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Volume Volume number and part |
27 | |
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
44 - 57 | |
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The paper explores the possibility that the apparently static and highly conformable adaptation reflected by the standardised nature of biface forms during the Acheulean period may have represented a pre-linguistic phase in which humans became adept at engaging with, reacting to and manipulating an early semiotic environment. The authors present evidence which suggests that, in addition to symmetry, there may have been an underlying preference for the manufacture of bifaces with proportions conforming to the `Golden Section'. The possibility is explored that bifacial tool form and structured archaeological signatures might have combined to produce a self-organising effect on early land-use behaviour. It is argued that these behaviours formed through simple feedback mechanisms which led to the ordered transformation of artefact scatters over time, and it is suggested that the apparent homogeneity of Acheulean technology might therefore signal a cognitive phase in which material culture played a semiotic role prior to the development of language. | |
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2006 | |
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
07 Jul 2008 |
