Abstract
Commentary of Vaesen, K., & Houkes, W. (2021) 'Is human culture cumulative?' Forum on theory in antropology,Current Anthropology, 62(2).
Vaesen and Houkes provide a new perspective on claims that cumulative culture (CCE) is a defining characteristic of humans. They argue that, contrary to the broadly accepted notion that humans exhibit CCE, a granular view of typical methodological approaches to study CCE has limitations, thus prohibiting a sound test of this claim. Here, we, as developmental and comparative experimental psychologists, reflect on some points they raise.
Vaesen and Houkes provide a new perspective on claims that cumulative culture (CCE) is a defining characteristic of humans. They argue that, contrary to the broadly accepted notion that humans exhibit CCE, a granular view of typical methodological approaches to study CCE has limitations, thus prohibiting a sound test of this claim. Here, we, as developmental and comparative experimental psychologists, reflect on some points they raise.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 227-228 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Current Anthropology |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 1 Apr 2021 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2021 |