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Vol 1 Ep 6 - Prehistoric speech and language

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The Evolution of Human Communication Skills

Paleolitic art suggests that there is a complex thought process taking place within the cerebral cortex of the brain. In 18 91, eugene de bois discovered the bones of what would be called jarva man, which has been established to be a homo erectus. He also found something very interesting, mussel shells of a species now extinct. The shells had small holes made in them, which looked deliberately made at the hands of a dexterous animal. After some experimentation with modern shells, the only obvious way to force the shelves open would be to cook them. It is uncertain whether homo erectUS at java was a cook, like his relations in geshe ben

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