"Behavioral modernity” is the phrase some evolutionary theorists use to refer to the point in time at which our ancestors developed all of the traits that make humans utterly unique relative to other ...

"Behavioral modernity” is the phrase some evolutionary theorists use to refer to the point in time at which our ancestors developed all of the traits that make humans utterly unique relative to other ...

One of the major issues in palaeoanthropology and archaeology is when our hominin ancestors became like us. Humans living today have developed the capacity for ‘modern behavior'. Modern behavior can ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. What makes us human? A lot of people would argue it is the ability of our species to engage in complex behavior ...

A key to understanding behavioral modernity The team of researchers is hopeful that the study will inspire new discussions on the multifunctionality of ochre and its integration into both the symbolic ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Behavioral modernity has been a widely neglected topic for Southeast Asia's prehistory. Evidence of modern packages or even traits is ...

"And a conviction is growing among some archaeologists that there was no sweeping transformation to “behavioral modernity” in our species’ recent past." Heh? I've been in anthropology for forty years, ...