Thinking in Symbols
Description
Most, though not all, anthropologists agree that human culture, imagination, and symbolic thought emerged approximately 45,000 years ago. The evidence ranges from fantastic cave paintings and elaborate graves to the first fishing equipment and sturdily built huts. When, why, and what brought on this burst of modern behavior is the subject of much research. This science bulletin focuses on the field research of one of the recently excavated sites in South Africa that lends new evidence to the debate.
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7 min
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Date of Publication
[2012], c2008
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