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The evolution of the diversity of cultures.

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 12 Apr 2011

Foley R A, Lahr M Mirazón

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The abundant evidence that Homo sapiens evolved in Africa within the past 200,000 years, and dispersed across the world only within the past 100,000 years, provides us with a strong framework in which to consider the evolution of human diversity. While there is evidence that the human capacity for culture has a deeper history, going beyond the origin of the hominin clade, the tendency for humans to form cultures...

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PMID: 21357230
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0370
PMCID: PMC3049104

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