Evolution of Human Tools, Language & Cognition - Origins, Development & Impact on Modern Society | Study Human Evolution for Anthropology & Psychology Research
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The question addressed by this volume is how human beings have evolved as creatures who can make and use more complex tools, communicate in more complex ways, and engage in more complex forms of social life, than any other species in the animal kingdom. The topics explored include the parallels among speech, manual gesture and other models of communication; a comparison of the tool-using skills and imitative abilities of humans and nonhuman primates; the neurological links among the cognitive processes involved in language, gesture and tool use; how linguistic and technical capacities merge together in processes of cognitive development; and a discussion of what the archaeological record and the ethnography of modern human cultures can tell us about the relationship among tools, language and social life.
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A collection of articles exploring various aspects of evolution of the human brain, with emphasis on language. The consensus appears to be that the development of language, my primary interest, dates back much further than previously believed. I am pleased that it supports my position on the antiquity of language development, in fact goes further, to homo erectus and beyond, which does not astonish me. I was particularly impressed with the clarity of thought in articles by Tom Ingold, and with the neurophysiological arguments in favor of the relatively ancient development of language. Mithen's Prehistory of the Mind and Donald's Origins of the Modern Mind provide good background for this volume, and Eccles' Evolution of the Brain provides excellent neurophysiological backup for the arguments of Ingold and others.
