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What Is a Human? The New Science of the Genus Homo ~ Chris Stringer

On Humans

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The Evolutionary Significance of Brow Ridges in Human Communication

This chapter examines the evolutionary role of brow ridges in early humans, discussing their potential functions in social signaling. It highlights intriguing experiments by an anthropologist to study the influence of brow ridges on social interactions and contrasts this with modern expression methods like hairstyles and body adornments.

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