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Simulating Symbolic Evolution in the Lab: Potentials and Implications of Using Transmission Chains to Study Early Symbolic Behaviour at the Emergence of Homo sapiens.

2025-11-24

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<p>Engraved ochres and ostrich eggshells from the South African Blombos Cave and Diepkloof Rock Shelter are among the earliest expressions of human symbolic behavior. They appear to document a continuous practice of mark-making across ~40.000 years. During this time, the engraved markings change from simpler unstructured patterns to more complex markings such as cross-hatchings. Previous work examining the cogniti...

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Literature Corpus work: ed4ff4da-e655-5c60-8b8e-573cb66c1c16
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/akhfu_v2

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