Pathways to cultural adaptation: the coevolution of cumulative culture and social networks

Humans have adapted to an immense array of environments by accumulating culturally transmitted knowledge and skills. Adaptive culture can accumulate either via more distinct cultural traits or via improvements of existing cultural traits. The kind of culture that accumulates depends on, and coevolve...

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Main Authors: Marco Smolla, Erol Akçay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Human Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2513843X2300021X/type/journal_article