Can Chimps Ape Ancient Hominid Toolmakers?
- 24 May 2002
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 296 (5572) , 1380
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.296.5572.1380a
Abstract
Chimpanzees spend hours patiently using stone or wooden hammers to break open tough nutshells. Now, on page 1452, two primatologists and an archaeologist present one of the first research reports on chimpanzee archaeology--a description of stone pieces they dug up at a chimp nutcracking site in the Taï forest in C�te d'Ivoire. The researchers argue that the chimps' leavings bear some resemblance to some of the simplest artifacts left by hominids millions of years ago--although not all anthropologists agree.Keywords
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