“…To measure transmission biases in tool-making, we draw on Darwinian evolutionary theory. This body of theory has aided archaeologists in understanding a variety of technological innovations and related human behaviors Crema et al, 2023;Lipo et al, 1997;Mesoudi and O'Brien, 2008;Richerson and Boyd, 1992). Cultural evolutionary approaches have been effective at explaining cultural changes using mechanisms of inheritance, variationgenerating processes, and selection.…”