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It looks like there is a new/emerging field called primate archaeology aimed at studying more than just the hominins. If other primates show more advanced prehistoric tool use than they have now it would be evidence for your hypothesis.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090715131437.htm
Shouldn't we consider the fact that no such evidence has yet emerged as strong evidence against this hypothesis? Advanced prehistoric tool use would be a huge discovery - and, one would expect, confer an evolutionary advantage resulting in widespread evidence across space and time. We observe neither of these things