Language and Cooperation in Hominin Scavenging
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2016.11.009
Abstract: Bickerton (2009, 2014) hypothesizes that language emerged as the solution to a scavenging problem faced by proto-humans. We design a virtual world to explore how people use words to persuade others to work together for… read more here.
Keywords: hominin scavenging; language cooperation; language; cooperation hominin ... See more keywords
A case of hominin scavenging 1.84 million years ago from Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania).
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DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14727
Abstract: Meat eating is one of the hallmarks of human evolution. It has been linked to the beginning of stone tool use, to physiological changes leading to crucial anatomical transformations defining our genus, and to new… read more here.
Keywords: years ago; million years; case hominin; hominin scavenging ... See more keywords