<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp7be3bc2eyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear Liye,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">That's a very interesting question, especially the binary learning system you describe. I don't know of any other instance of such a system, unfortunately. However, I have addressed the issue of technological learning, and more especially the social sharing or technological knowledge regarding bone tool production in a publication of mine, which I place in attachment to this message <span>(sorry for the self-promotion). Hope this helps.</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><br></span><div><span>Christian</span></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydp7be3bc2esignature"><div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><b><font size="2">Christian Gates St-Pierre</font></b><br>Professeur adjoint<div>Département d'anthropologie</div>Université de Montréal<br>Pavillon Lionel-Groulx<br>C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville<br>Montréal, Québec, Canada<br>H3C 3J7<br>514.343.6111, poste 51711</div></div></div>
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On Thursday, September 16, 2021, 01:23:44 p.m. GMT-4, Liye Xie <liye.xie@utoronto.ca> wrote:
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<p class="ydpe133867cyiv6667438260MsoNormal">Hello everyone,</p>
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<p class="ydpe133867cyiv6667438260MsoNormal">I am seeking help from this incredibly resourceful and knowledgeable group.
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<p class="ydpe133867cyiv6667438260MsoNormal">I am working on a paper on the learning patterns of bone shovel production in the Neolithic Hemudu culture in eastern China. It appears to me that the Hemudu people had a binary system for maintaining their bone shovel tradition, meaning
they conformed to the social norms in terms of object style and raw material preference but relied on self-learning to produce the tools. This combination of social learning and self-learning for an object that was likely tied to a group identity seems odd
to me. Because, honestly, I naively expected to find evidence for communities of practice or at least some sort of formal training to maintain an almost iconic object of society.
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<p class="ydpe133867cyiv6667438260MsoNormal">I have been trying to find comparable studies on cultural transmission and ways of maintaining technological tradition. But, unfortunately, the case studies I have seen so far are primarily on pottery and lithic productions. In addition,
I couldn’t find any mention of a binary learning system as such. Therefore, I wondered if you could point me to relevant publications on bone tools or a binary learning system for any crafts.
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<p class="ydpe133867cyiv6667438260MsoNormal">I understand everyone is very busy. I would appreciate any information or thoughts you could share.</p>
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<p class="ydpe133867cyiv6667438260MsoNormal">Thank you. </p>
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<p class="ydpe133867cyiv6667438260MsoNormal">-Liye</p>
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<p class="ydpe133867cyiv6667438260MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496;">Dr. Liye Xie </span></p>
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<p class="ydpe133867cyiv6667438260MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496;">University of Toronto Mississauga</span></p>
<p class="ydpe133867cyiv6667438260MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496;"><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Liye-Xie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Liye-Xie</a></span></p>
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