ANTH 2231 Lecture Notes - Homo Erectus
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The development of language: language allows individuals to more accurately and directly express their desires and intentions. Younger ppl would just observe but not much communication: this hypothesis doesn"t seem to hold out. Language allows individuals to more accurately and directly express their desires and intentions. Around camp fires, there"s a higher socializing opportunity: however, it has also been suggested that language could have developed as a method of dissembling. Convey the ppl around you to ppl around you even though in reality you are thinking differently. Sharing food with ppl you don"t like: so that they are debited to you, deceiving others by lying. May not be a good explanation for the long run. May explain the jump from early homo species with homo erectus. Retaining knowledge is what is what humans have an advantage over other groups. Humans can adapt more quickly than other animals.
