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Lower and Middle Palaeolithic stone toolmaking and language: a preliminary experimental archaeological and psycholinguistic study
In: 6th International Scientific Conference "Methodology and Archaeometry". / Miloglav, Ina (Ed.). Zagreb, Hrvatska: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb; Croatian Archaeological Society, 2018. pp. 49. urn:nbn:hr:131:673214
Gabrić, Petar; Banda, Marko; Karavanić, Ivor; Bulian, Luka

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Gabrić, P., Banda, M., Karavanić, I. & Bulian, L. (2018). Lower and Middle Palaeolithic stone toolmaking and language: a preliminary experimental archaeological and psycholinguistic study. In I. Miloglav, (Ed.), 6th International Scientific Conference "Methodology and Archaeometry" (p. 49). Zagreb, Hrvatska: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb, Croatian Archaeological Society. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:673214

Gabrić, Petar, et al. "Lower and Middle Palaeolithic stone toolmaking and language: a preliminary experimental archaeological and psycholinguistic study." 6th International Scientific Conference "Methodology and Archaeometry", edited by Ina Miloglav, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb, Croatian Archaeological Society, 2018, p. 49. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:673214

Gabrić, Petar, Marko Banda, Ivor Karavanić and Luka Bulian. "Lower and Middle Palaeolithic stone toolmaking and language: a preliminary experimental archaeological and psycholinguistic study." In 6th International Scientific Conference "Methodology and Archaeometry", 49. Zagreb, Hrvatska: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb, Croatian Archaeological Society, 2018. Accessed 2025 February 18. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:673214

Gabrić, P., et al. (2018) 'Lower and Middle Palaeolithic stone toolmaking and language: a preliminary experimental archaeological and psycholinguistic study', in Miloglav, I. (ed.), 6th International Scientific Conference "Methodology and Archaeometry", Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb, Croatian Archaeological Society, Zagreb, Hrvatska, p. 49. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:673214 (Accessed 18 February 2025)

Gabrić P, Banda M, Karavanić I, Bulian L. Lower and Middle Palaeolithic stone toolmaking and language: a preliminary experimental archaeological and psycholinguistic study. In: I. Miloglav, ed. 6th International Scientific Conference "Methodology and Archaeometry". Zagreb, Hrvatska: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb, Croatian Archaeological Society; 2018. Pp. 49-49. [cited 2025 February 18] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:673214

P. Gabrić, M. Banda, I. Karavanić and L. Bulian, "Lower and Middle Palaeolithic stone toolmaking and language: a preliminary experimental archaeological and psycholinguistic study", 6th International Scientific Conference "Methodology and Archaeometry", I. Miloglav, Ed. Zagreb, Hrvatska: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb, Croatian Archaeological Society, 2018. [Online] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:673214 [Accessed: 18 February 2025]

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Title (english)Lower and Middle Palaeolithic stone toolmaking and language: a preliminary experimental archaeological and psycholinguistic study
AuthorPetar Gabrić https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2644-194X
AuthorMarko Banda https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1348-5241
AuthorIvor Karavanić https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1452-8394
AuthorLuka Bulian https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7581-2925
EditorIna Miloglav
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of Archaeology)
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of German language and literature)
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of Linguistics)
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
(Department of Industrial Engineering)
(Chair of Sociology)
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discipline and subdiscipline		INTERDISCIPLINARY AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE
Cognitive Science (Natural, Technical, Biomedical and Healthcare, Social and Humanistic Sciences)
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discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
General Linguistics
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discipline and subdiscipline		SOCIAL SCIENCES
Psychology
Biological Psychology
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discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Basic Medical Sciences
Neuroscience
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discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Archeology
Prehistoric Archeology
Abstract (english)
Many authors suggest that there is a co-evolutionary relationship between Palaeolithic stone toolmaking and language. This assumption is, firstly, supported by experimental studies showing positive effects of verbal compared to non-verbal demonstration during stone toolmaking acquisition in present-day humans. Secondly, it is backed by neurophysiological studies which demonstrate that both toolmaking and language activate overlapping brain regions and that they exhibit similar hemodynamic lateralization patterns in present-day humans. These studies have mainly been focused on Oldowan flaking and Acheulean handaxe manufacture. Studies on the effects of the verbal and non-verbal transmission modes currently suggest that both Oldowan and Acheulean acquisition are facilitated by non-linguistic gestures rather than purely spoken language. Furthermore, neuroimaging studies have found that the prefrontal cortex, an area typically associated with executive functioning, and the temporal cortex are activated more during Acheulean compared to Oldowan tasks. We recruited twelve Croatian-speaking subjects with no prior experience in knapping. Subjects were taught the Oldowan chopper and Mousterian sidescraper manufacture in a verbal teaching and non-verbal basic teaching condition. Tool quality was assessed by measurements of various physical attributes and a subjective evaluation by two assessors on a 5-point scale. Subjects were also tested on a neuropsychological battery assessing visual attention, verbal working memory, visuospatial processing, planning, cognitive flexibility, general executive functioning and lexical-semantic processing. We hypothesize that there will be no significant differences between the verbal and non-verbal groups in the chopper manufacture task, and that the verbal group will perform significantly better compared to the non-verbal group in the sidescraper manufacture task. Additionally, we hypothesize that chopper manufacture will be significantly positively correlated only with the visual processing tasks, while sidescraper manufacture will also be significantly positively correlated with the prefrontal functioning tasks. The obtained results will be interpreted within the framework of current evolutionary and cognitive theories.
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Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Abstract
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewNo peer review
Publication versionPublished version
Publication title6th International Scientific Conference "Methodology and Archaeometry"
Numberingp. 49, 43
BPC0 HRK
ISBN978-953-175-745-4 (978-953-6335-14-5)
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:673214
Publication2018-11
ConferenceTitle: 6th International Scientific Conference "Methodology and Archaeometry"
Acronym: MetArh
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Organizer: Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb
Start date: 2018-12-06
End date: 2018-12-07
Assembly type: Lecture
Document URLhttp://www.ffzg.unizg.hr/metarh/download/BookofAbstracts2018.pdf
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PublisherFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb
PublisherCroatian Archaeological Society
Publishing placeZagreb, Hrvatska
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