Continuing Investigations into the Stone Tool-making and Tool-using Capabilities of a Bonobo (Pan paniscus)
Continuing Investigations into the Stone Tool-making and Tool-using Capabilities of a Bonobo (Pan paniscus)
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DOI：
10.1006/jasc.1998.0350
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发表时间：
1999-07
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
K. Schick;N. Toth;Gary T. Garufi;E. Savage-rumbaugh;D. Rumbaugh;R. Sevcik
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作者：
K. Schick;N. Toth;Gary T. Garufi;E. Savage-rumbaugh;D. Rumbaugh;R. Sevcik
A long-term collaborative study by palaeolithic archaeologists and cognitive psychologists has continued in its investigations into the stone tool-making and tool-using abilities of a captive bonobo (a 180 pound male, named Kanzi, aged 12 years at the time of experiments reported here). A major focus of this study has been examination of the lithic reduction strategy over time and detailed analysis of the artefacts Kanzi has produced in 2 years of experimentation since our original report. Kanzi has exhibited marked improvement in his stone-working skills, although to date the artefacts he has produced still contrast with early hominid-produced artefacts in a number of attributes. Statistical analysis revealed that Kanzi is clearly preferentially selecting larger, heavier pieces of debitage (flakes and fragments) for use as tools.
