Title
Symmetry in knapped stones is real, not romanced
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2002
Journal
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume
25
Issue
3
First Page
409
Last Page
410
URL with Digital Object Identifier
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X0229007X
Abstract
Abstract: It appears that knappers intentionally produced symmetrical stones. Use of the dorsal pathways in knapping does not preclude shape perception, nor does it obviate use of ventral pathways in other tasks in Homo sapiens 400,000 years ago. Shape perception precedes production in present-day human infants, suggesting that symmetry perception was used by knappers of symmetrical stones.
Citation of this paper:
Humphrey, D. (2002). Symmetry in knapped stones is real, not romanced. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 25 (3), 409-410. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X0229007X
