Traditional craftspeople are not copycats: Potter idiosyncrasies in vessel morphogenesis.

Ceramics are quintessential indicators of human culture and its evolution across generations of social learners. Cultural transmission and evolution theory frequently emphasizes apprentices' need for accurate imitation (high-fidelity copying) of their mentors' actions. However, the ensuing...

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Main Authors: Enora Gandon, Tetsushi Nonaka, John A Endler, Thelma Coyle, Reinoud J Bootsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239362