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article · South African Journal of Science

Becoming human: Expert sequential and flexible thinking led to cumulative culture

20241 citationOpen accessUniversity of the Witwatersrand

Abstract

Page 2 of 2 mostly on impressive recent cultural expressions, such as playing chess, musical notation and monumental architecture.However, this represents only the most recent manifestation of cumulative cultural evolution, leaving fertile ground for further exploration of the archaeological cultural reservoir.

Research topics

  • Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2024/17065

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