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Dietrich StoutDepartment Chair and Professor
Education
- PhD, Indiana University, 2003
Research
Specializations
- Evolution of brain and cognition
- Paleolithic archaeology
- Lithic technology
- Experimental archaeology
- Cognitive neuroscience
Stout’s Paleolithic Technology Laboratory studies the behavioral, cognitive, and neural bases of toolmaking in order to understand the evolutionary history of the human mind and brain. Research focuses mainly on Oldowan, Acheulean, and Levallois technologies, using a combination of lithic analysis of archaeological specimens, experimental production of stone tools, and measurements of motor action, neural activation, and brain anatomy related to toolmaking.
