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Archaeology meets primate technology

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A study of wild capuchin monkeys that crack nuts using stone hammers reveals temporal and spatial patterning of the relics of their technological efforts, confirming that such behaviours can be studied from an archaeological perspective.

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Figure 1: Use of percussive stone tools in primates.

A, ELISABETTA VISALBERGHI; B, MICHAEL D. GUMERT; C, PRIMATE RESEARCH INST. OF KYOTO UNIV.; D, DIETRICH STOUT

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