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Archaeological evidence for thinking about possibilities in hominin evolution by Langley, Michelle C, Suddendorf, Thomas

“…The emergence of the ability to think about future possibilities must have played an influential role in human evolution, driving a range of foresightful…”
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An Enduring Shell Artefact Tradition from Timor-Leste: Oliva Bead Production from the Pleistocene to Late Holocene at Jerimalai, Lene Hara, and Matja Kuru 1 and 2 by Langley, Michelle C, O'Connor, Sue

“…In this paper, we describe 485 Oliva spp. shell beads recovered from four archaeological cave sites Jerimalai, Lene Hara, Matja Kuru 1, and Matja Kuru 2,…”
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Beyond the main function: An experimental study of the use of hardwood boomerangs in retouching activities by Martellotta, Eva Francesca, Perston, Yinika L, Craft, Paul, Wilkins, Jayne, Langley, Michelle C

“…Retouched lithic tools result from the functional modification of their edges following knapping operations. The study of the later stages of the reduction…”
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Mobile containers in human cognitive evolution studies: Understudied and underrepresented by Langley, Michelle C., Suddendorf, Thomas

“…Mobile carrying devices—slings, bags, boxes, containers, etc.—are a ubiquitous tool form among recent human communities. So ingrained are they to our present…”
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42,000-year-old worked and pigment-stained Nautilus shell from Jerimalai (Timor-Leste): Evidence for an early coastal adaptation in ISEA by Langley, Michelle C., O'Connor, Sue, Piotto, Elena

“…In this paper, we describe worked and pigment-stained Nautilus shell artefacts recovered from Jerimalai, Timor-Leste. Two of these artefacts come from contexts…”
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Specialized rainforest hunting by Homo sapiens ~45,000 years ago by Wedage, Oshan, Amano, Noel, Langley, Michelle C., Douka, Katerina, Blinkhorn, James, Crowther, Alison, Deraniyagala, Siran, Kourampas, Nikos, Simpson, Ian, Perera, Nimal, Picin, Andrea, Boivin, Nicole, Petraglia, Michael, Roberts, Patrick

“…Defining the distinctive capacities of Homo sapiens relative to other hominins is a major focus for human evolutionary studies. It has been argued that the…”
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Magdalenian Children: Projectile Points, Portable Art and Playthings by Langley, Michelle C.

“…Summary Children, no doubt, were a significant component of Upper Palaeolithic societies. Despite this fact, however, serious identification and consideration…”
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Sequins from the sea: Nautilus shell bead technology at Makpan, Alor Island, Indonesia by Langley, Michelle C., Kealy, Shimona, Mahirta, O'Connor, Sue

“…One defining characteristic of Homo sapiens is the production and use of personal ornamentation. Evidence from Africa and western Eurasia has dominated…”
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Bone artifacts from Riwi Cave, south‐central Kimberley: Reappraisal of the timing and role of osseous artifacts in northern Australia by Langley, Michelle C., Balme, Jane, O'Connor, Sue

“…Here, we describe eight bone artifacts recovered from Pleistocene and Holocene contexts at Riwi, a cave site located in Mimbi country of the south‐central…”
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Aboriginal Australian weapons and human efficiency by Diamond, Laura E., Langley, Michelle C., Cornish, Bradley, Pizzolato, Claudio, Saxby, David J.

“…Aggression—and its role in human societal development—continues to be hotly debated within both the sciences and the humanities. Whatever the evolutionary…”
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Investigating maintenance and discard behaviours for osseous projectile points: A Middle to Late Magdalenian (c. 19,000–14,000cal.BP) example by Langley, Michelle C.

“…•Suggests that several ‘communities of osseous point repair’ existed during the Magdalenian.•Provides estimations for Magdalenian osseous projectile point…”
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Children and innovation: A Wenner‐Gren workshop by Nowell, April, Langley, Michelle C., Riede, Felix

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Homo neanderthalensi s and the evolutionary origins of ritual in Homo sapiens by Nielsen, Mark, Langley, Michelle C, Shipton, Ceri, Kapitány, Rohan

“…There is a large, if disparate, body of archaeological literature discussing specific instantiations of symbolic material culture and the possibility of ritual…”
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Homo neanderthalensis and the evolutionary origins of ritual in Homo sapiens by Nielsen, Mark, Langley, Michelle C, Shipton, Ceri, Kapitány, Rohan

“…There is a large, if disparate, body of archaeological literature discussing specific instantiations of symbolic material culture and the possibility of ritual…”
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Magdalenian antler projectile point design: Determining original form for uni- and bilaterally barbed points by Langley, Michelle C.

“…Maintenance and discard patterns are a central aspect of projectile point analyses. Unfortunately, while the examination of maintenance and discard patterns…”
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Fishhooks, Lures, and Sinkers: Intensive Manufacture of Marine Technology from the Terminal Pleistocene at Makpan Cave, Alor Island, Indonesia by Langley, Michelle C., O'Connor, Sue, Kealy, Shimona

“…While fishhook technology is currently known to date back to ca. 22,000 cal. BP, almost all Pleistocene-aged assemblages consist of less than 10 artifacts,…”
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Tales of Multifunctionality: a Systematic Quantitative Literature Review of Boomerangs Used as Retouchers in Australian Aboriginal Cultures by Martellotta, Eva Francesca, Brumm, Adam, Langley, Michelle C.

“…Boomerangs are among the most recognisable elements of Australian Aboriginal technology. In the popular mindset, the prevailing image of these wooden artefacts…”
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Storied landscapes makes us (Modern) Human: Landscape socialisation in the Palaeolithic and consequences for the archaeological record by Langley, Michelle C.

“…•Ideas of landscape socialisation in the European Palaeolithic are reviewed.•Landscape socialisation has not previously been explicitly considered for…”
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Invisible or ignored: investigating the lack of thylacine‐based material culture in the Australian archaeological record by KNIGHTS, TESSA, LANGLEY, MICHELLE C.

“…ABSTRACT There is a distinct lack of information regarding interactions between thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) and Aboriginal Australians. Their depiction…”
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A standardised classification scheme for the Mid-Holocene Toalean artefacts of South Sulawesi, Indonesia by Perston, Yinika L, Moore, Mark, Suryatman, Langley, Michelle, Hakim, Budianto, Oktaviana, Adhi Agus, Brumm, Adam

“…The archaeology of Sulawesi is important for developing an understanding of human dispersal and occupation of central Island Southeast Asia. Through over a…”
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