In this latter capacity, UG is also assumed to be the correct and/or only mechanism of language acquisition. This stance is considered anti-evolutionary, because in claiming UG as a defining characteristic of H. sapiens in such a synchronic manner, the possibility of human evolution is implicitl...
Communication is difficult in the absence of a common language. "Now you try," gestures the Neanderthal teacher. The scene may not be as far-fetched as it seems. A team of archaeologists has found evidence to suggest...
Because there are more thunderstorms and more dry vegetation to spark wildfires during warmer periods. If Neanderthals could make fire, they would have done so to a greater degree during cold times, leaving more traces of fire in the fossil record during glacial periods. But we do not, says ...
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(as smart as early modern humans, some anthropologists think), perhaps red-haired and pale-skinned, and capable of speech. They might even have created their own language. The more we learn about Neanderthals, the more familiar they seem. But one deep mystery remains: Whatever happened to ...
Primates have an advanced system of communication that includes vocalization, hand gestures and body language. But even primates stop short of what man has been able to achieve -- spoken language. Our ability to form a limitless number of thoughts into spoken word is one of the things that ...
Harari tells our history in such an approachable way that you’ll have a hard time putting it down. He uses vivid language, photos, and diagrams to illustrate his points. He’s also an agile writer, deftly weaving in entertaining historical stories, like the importance of sauerkraut in sea ...
Archaeologists have uncovered a growing number of ancient, engraved patterns produced byearly humansas well as Neanderthals andHomo erectus. The marks predate the first representational art (drawings that represent something) by thousands of years. ...
The Cardiff composer is the first to admit that knowing exactly what such music would have sounded like is impossible. "It's a ridiculous notion to suggest we could ever know the precise role that music played in the lives of the Neanderthals, but imagining it has been a fascinating experi...
years ago, but most old fossil sites showing no evidence of bison at all,” Shapiro said. As new methods to date fossil localities emerged, the ages of the sites in North America with purportedly very old fossil bison have all been questioned, leaving the timing of bison arrival a mystery...