Wild monkeys flake stone tools

Tomos Proffitt (), Lydia V. Luncz, Tiago Falótico, Eduardo B. Ottoni, Ignacio de la Torre and Michael Haslam ()
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Tomos Proffitt: Primate Archaeology Research Group, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, Dyson Perrins Building
Lydia V. Luncz: Primate Archaeology Research Group, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, Dyson Perrins Building
Tiago Falótico: Institute of Psychology, University of São Paulo
Eduardo B. Ottoni: Institute of Psychology, University of São Paulo
Ignacio de la Torre: Institute of Archaeology, University College London
Michael Haslam: Primate Archaeology Research Group, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, Dyson Perrins Building

Nature, 2016, vol. 539, issue 7627, 85-88

Abstract: Wild capuchin monkeys in Brazil deliberately break stones, unintentionally producing flakes similar to the ancient sharp-edged flakes characterized as intentionally produced Pliocene–Pleistocene hominin tools, although why they do so remains unclear.

Date: 2016
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