primate archaeology

The archaeological record offers insights into our evolutionary past by revealing ancient behaviour through stone and fossil remains. …

Invited talk on past, ongoing, and upcoming research.

Poster presentation for the International Primatological Society Congress, Kuching, Malaysia, August 19-25 2023

Living nonhuman primates have long served as a referential framework for understanding various aspects of hominin biological and …

Part of the National Geographic Explorers Festival, celebrating the power of bold exploration and storytelling. The Explorer Spotlight brings together a cohort of newly trained Explorers to present lightning talks to introduce themselves and their work.

Invited panellist for a discussion on the ways that primate social behaviors influence tool making and using activities, and the implications for our early tool-using ancestors.

How did our earliest ancestors live? Their material remains, dominated by stone tools, have told us much about their technical abilities, but very little about other activities that made up the rich lives they undoubtedly led.The archaeological study of primate tools, known as Primate Archaeology, has been instrumental in uncovering hidden aspects of our technological heritage. This project, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, is pioneering the archaeology of non-technological chimpanzee behaviours, to help identify novel traces in the early hominin record.

Invited talk on simulating the formation of chimpanzee technological landscapes using agent-based modelling in NetLogo

Ecology is fundamental in the development, transmission, and perpetuity of primate technology. Previous studies on tool site selection …

Part of the Primate Conversations Seminar Series