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Tools and Hobbits
In the article, “Did Humans Learn from Hobbits?” the writer seeks to find an answer for the reason why primitive stone tools, more specifically flakes, stayed the same for tens of thousands of years. The researchers in the article state that they believe that Homo Sapiens and the “Hobbits,” had some sort of contact on the islands of Indonesia, where the tools were discovered. They draw this conclusion based on the fact that the two groups used nearly the exact process in making the stone flakes. Although, considering that such a method and intellect for using these tools has been around for well over 10,000 years, it isn’t a stretch to believe that tool making skills could be hardwired into humanoids brains. It could be that this technique for making stone flakes could have become instinct through thousands of years of evolution and adaptation. Such a skill could have become necessary to the early species, as hunting is for predators, and avoiding poisonous plants is for grazers. Other primates also use tools and can mostly attributed to instinct and the teaching passed down from parents to offspring. Making and using tools is a characteristic that emerges as intellect develops and improves. Somewhere, a humanoid discovered the use of such stones for tools. The question being, how did he come up with such and idea?
Tools and Hobbits
In the article, “Did Humans Learn from Hobbits?” the writer seeks to find an answer for the reason why primitive stone tools, more specifically flakes, stayed the same for tens of thousands of years. The researchers in the article state that they believe that Homo Sapiens and the “Hobbits,” had some sort of contact on the islands of Indonesia, where the tools were discovered. They draw this conclusion based on the fact that the two groups used nearly the exact process in making the stone flakes. Although, considering that such a method and intellect for using these tools has been around for well over 10,000 years, it isn’t a stretch to believe that tool making skills could be hardwired into humanoids brains. It could be that this technique for making stone flakes could have become instinct through thousands of years of evolution and adaptation. Such a skill could have become necessary to the early species, as hunting is for predators, and avoiding poisonous plants is for grazers. Other primates also use tools and can mostly attributed to instinct and the teaching passed down from parents to offspring. Making and using tools is a characteristic that emerges as intellect develops and improves. Somewhere, a humanoid discovered the use of such stones for tools. The question being, how did he come up with such and idea?