title: Cultural memory.
abstract: Humans have a form of externalised memory. They are able to transmit information across generations in the form of learned cultural traditions and preserve this knowledge in artefacts. How this capability evolved from the simpler traditions of other animals is an active area of research.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Social Learning and Cognitive Evolution, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, UK. Electronic address: knl1@st-andrews.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Kevin N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Laland
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rendell
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis