JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sports, team games, and physical skill competitions as an important source of symbolic material culture with low preservation probability.

  • Published In: Behavioral & Brain Sciences, 2025, v. 48. P. 1 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Gallup, Andrew C.; Eldakar, Omar Tonsi 3 of 3

Abstract

Sports, team games, and physical skill competitions appear to be a human universal and may have been prevalent throughout the hominin lineage. These activities are cognitively complex and can be associated with a distinctive and symbolic material culture. Yet, many of the artifacts used by foraging groups for sports, team games, and athletic competitions often have a low preservation probability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Behavioral & Brain Sciences. 2025/01, Vol. 48, p1
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Sports and Leisure
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0140-525X
  • DOI:10.1017/S0140525X24001031
  • Accession Number:192815648
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