Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 1971
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Ronald M. Frye
Second Committee Member
Wilhelm Bakke
Third Committee Member
D. Daryl Basler
Abstract
This paper looks at some of the interactions between the development of tools and the evolution of man and his ancestors. It begins with a brief history of life up to the primates as a foundation. Next the use of tools by other animals is examined followed by the coverage of the period of time from Australopithecus to Modern Man showing the interweaving of physical and mental evolution of man and the development and refinement in his physical tools. Lastly, a look at possible future interactions in the physical and mental evolutionary developments in man as influenced by his tools and by his past.
Recommended Citation
Weston, Gary W., "Some Interactions in the Evolution of Man and Tools" (1971). All Master's Theses. 1709.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1709
Language
English