The range of technological elements that marks the Middle Stone Age originated more than
300,000 years ago and formed the basic tool kit for an extended period of time. No spatial …

Humans evolved in Africa, but where and how remain unclear. Here it is proposed that the
southern coastal plain (SCP) of South Africa may have served as a geographical point of …

The behavioral origins of Homo sapiens can be traced back to the first material culture
produced by our species in Africa, the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Beyond this broad …

Paleolithic archaeologists conceptualize the uniqueness of Homo sapiens in terms of
“behavioral modernity,” a quality often conflated with behavioral variability. The former is …

It has been argued recently that the initial dispersal of anatomically modern humans from
Africa to southern Asia occurred before the volcanic “supereruption” of the Mount Toba …

The first publication to outline the complex global story of human migration and dispersal
throughout the whole of human prehistory. Utilizing archaeological, linguistic and biological …

The Artful Species explores the idea that our aesthetic responses and art behaviors are
connected to our evolved human nature. Our humanoid forerunners displayed aesthetic …

The past 200,000 years of human cultural evolution have witnessed the persistent
establishment of behaviors involving innovation, planning depth, and abstract and symbolic …

Crucial questions in the debate on the origin of quintessential human behaviours are
whether modern cognition and associated innovations are unique to our species and …

Africa's Middle Stone Age (MSA) may have lasted almost half a million years, but its earliest
expression is not yet well understood. The MSA is best known for innovations that appear in …