Kinship and Human Evolution

Making Culture, Becoming Human

Autor*innen

• Steen Bergendorff

Parameter

• 136 Seiten
• 5 Lesestunden

• Lehrbücher
• Sozialwissenschaften
• Universitätslehrbücher

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Focusing on kinship-based exchange networks, this book presents a novel perspective on human evolution, suggesting that these social structures were crucial for the development of Homo sapiens and their symbolic thought capabilities. It posits that these networks emerged as an adaptive response to the challenges posed by the last ice age, highlighting the interplay between social relationships and cultural advancement in early human history.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Einband: Paperback