Small-scale societies worldwide show universal pattern in tool specialization

Every human society faces a common challenge: to develop the best possible mix of tools that can help them solve problems. But tools, ranging from simple hunting and cooking implements to technology to ways to transport goods and people, require time and resources to develop, says SFI External Professor Marcus Hamilton, an anthropologist at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and small-scale societies must balance that cost against innovation.

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