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According to Wikipedia [1] the science is not as settled as I thought but my understanding is that from the nerves needed for breath control to various vocal ap
by sradman 6y ago
According to Wikipedia [1] the science is not as settled as I thought but my understanding is that from the nerves needed for breath control to various vocal apparatus, erectus’ speech would have been primitive at best. Speech, however, is not the only way to express language.
An innovation in spoken language is one of the theories used to explain the Great Leap in modern sapiens.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_erectus#Language https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_erectus#Language
- sebastialonso 6y agoI'm trying to come up with alternative ways to convey meaning as precise and detailed as to carve handaxes from bone without using spoken language, primitive or not. Maybe some mix of sign language, sound and pantomime?
- mkl 6y agoHand axes would be easy to convey: demonstrate creation and use, repeatedly, and help learners do both. Homo Erectus made hand axes the same way for a million years, without much innovation, to the point that it's been hypothesised they were more like bird song or bird nests than cultural artefacts. See e.g. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5066817/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5066817/