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Does this fuel the debate on Neanderthal being able to speak? Could a people unable to speak be able to develop such an instrument with the right distances bet
by dorfsmay 3y ago
Does this fuel the debate on Neanderthal being able to speak?
Could a people unable to speak be able to develop such an instrument with the right distances between holes etc..? That would mean a single individual not able to gain from previous generations' knowledge.
- bdhcuidbebe 3y ago> That would mean a single individual not able to gain from previous generations' knowledge. Surely not. Skills can be passed on by imitation and observation. That being said, I’m certain they had language too. Sign language, whistles and probably spoken language too since they probably co-develop.
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- smolder 3y agoOrcas have been teaching each other to sink boats, from what I was reading. They don't speak, but they do communicate.
- precompute 3y agoNeanderthals lived in small groups in sub-zero temps. They had to co-ordinate or they'd die. So I'd say, yeah, they could indeed speak and communicate in complex manners, much like us, or maybe even better.