How smart were human-like species of the Stone Age? New research reveals surprisingly sophisticated adaptations by early humans living 250,000 years ago in a former oasis near Azraq, Jordan. …read more Source:: Science
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Humans evolved by sharing technology and culture
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•New findings from Blombos Cave show that Stone Age man in Africa exchanged technology to a large extent. The more contact between groups, the stronger technology developed. The exchange of …read more Source:: Science
Bee-lieve it or not: people liked honey back in the Stone Age
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Murals from ancient Egypt’s vibrant New Kingdom era depicting bees and honey amid scenes of everyday life some 4,400 years ago provide early evidence of people using …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Complex cognition shaped the Stone Age hand axe
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•The ability to make a Lower Paleolithic hand axe depends on complex cognitive control by the prefrontal cortex, including the ‘central executive’ function of working memory, a new study finds. …read more Source:: Science