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Did they talk their way out of Africa?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2003

Toby M. Pearce
Toby M. Pearce*
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AB, United Kingdom
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Abstract:

Corballis suggests that fully vocal communication was invented by modern humans between 170,000 and 50,000 years ago. Because this new form of communication did not require hand gestures, he wondered whether this may have facilitated the development of lithic manufacture. I cast doubt on this interesting notion but offer an enhanced version that may have more potential.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 235 - 236
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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