The handaxe reconsidered
The handaxe reconsidered
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重新考虑手斧
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2018
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J. Gowlett
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作者：
T. Wynn;J. Gowlett
阿舍利手斧是旧石器时代已知时间最长、保存时间最长的手斧之一，尽管它的功能经过实验测试，但通常被认为是令人费解的。没有必要用哺乳动物特有的遗传机制来解释手斧现象。相反，我们认为两个非遗传过程就足够了。第一个是一套人体工程学设计原则，与生产坚固的手持式切割工具有关，这种工具是在缺乏轴扣的夹石技术的背景下生产的。第二是审美偏好的规则形式与渐进的曲线和令人愉快的比例。这两个过程都不是文化模因，但是，在文化背景下一起运作，它们可以解释所有被认为令人费解的时间-空间模式。
The Acheulean handaxe is one of the longest‐known and longest‐surviving artifacts of the Palaeolithic and, despite its experimentally tested functionality, is often regarded as puzzling. It is unnecessary to invoke a unique‐for‐mammals genetic mechanism to explain the handaxe phenomenon. Instead, we propose that two nongenetic processes are sufficient. The first is a set of ergonomic design principles linked to the production of sturdy, hand‐held cutting tools in the context of a knapped‐stone technology that lacked hafting. The second is an esthetic preference for regular forms with gradual curves and pleasing proportions. Neither process is a cultural meme but, operating together in a cultural context, they can account for all of the supposedly puzzling time‐space patterns presented by handaxes.