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The man and the tool.
A. DE BEAUNE Sophie.

The man and the tool.

CNRS
€10,00 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 25239
Format 11 x 18
Détails 163 p., paperback.
Publication Paris, 2019
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782271126092
What is an invention? How does it occur? What are the circumstances of its emergence? How does it translate archaeologically? How can we identify the moment of its appearance? Is it specifically human? What is an invention? How does it occur? What are the circumstances of its emergence? How does it translate archaeologically? How can we identify the moment of its appearance? Is it specifically human? Does it require particular cognitive abilities? How is it transmitted? Sweeping through the 3 million years of our prehistory, retracing the broad outlines of the history of humanity, and recalling the major inventions that have punctuated it, Sophie A.
de Beaune delivers a fascinating essay here.
What is an invention? How does it occur? What are the circumstances of its emergence? How does it translate archaeologically? How can we identify the moment of its appearance? Is it specifically human? What is an invention? How does it occur? What are the circumstances of its emergence? How does it translate archaeologically? How can we identify the moment of its appearance? Is it specifically human? Does it require particular cognitive abilities? How is it transmitted? Sweeping through the 3 million years of our prehistory, retracing the broad outlines of the history of humanity, and recalling the major inventions that have punctuated it, Sophie A.
de Beaune delivers a fascinating essay here.