African Origins
A researchers’ encounter on African Prehistory
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Latest publications
Paleoanthropology Africa
Plio-Pleistocene Foundations of Hominin Musicality: Coevolution of Cognition, Sociality, and Music
A Killin – Biological Theory, 2017
… If full-fledged music did not originate in pre-exodus Africa, then it would have had to evolve many
times over, inde- pendently, in many different populations geographically isolated from one
another—in my view, this suggests that music has deep roots.4 A few more points …
[PDF] HOMO-Journal of Comparative Human Biology
G Clark, M Henneberg – 2017
Page 1. HOMO – Journal of Comparative Human Biology 68 (2017) 101–121 Contents lists
available at ScienceDirect HOMO – Journal of Comparative Human Biology journal homepage:
www.elsevier.com/locate/jchb Ardipithecus ramidus and the evolution of language and …
A Killin – Biological Theory, 2017
… If full-fledged music did not originate in pre-exodus Africa, then it would have had to evolve many
times over, inde- pendently, in many different populations geographically isolated from one
another—in my view, this suggests that music has deep roots.4 A few more points …
[PDF] HOMO-Journal of Comparative Human Biology
G Clark, M Henneberg – 2017
Page 1. HOMO – Journal of Comparative Human Biology 68 (2017) 101–121 Contents lists
available at ScienceDirect HOMO – Journal of Comparative Human Biology journal homepage:
www.elsevier.com/locate/jchb Ardipithecus ramidus and the evolution of language and …
Archaeology Africa
A Review of the Geomorphological Context and Stratigraphy of the Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa
D Stratford – Hypogene Karst Regions and Caves of the World, 2017
… A Review of the Geomorphological Context and Stratigraphy of the Sterkfontein Caves, South
Africa. … 1 Introduction. The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site covers an area of
approximately 800 km 2 in the northwest of Gauteng Province, South Africa (Fig. …
D Stratford – Hypogene Karst Regions and Caves of the World, 2017
… A Review of the Geomorphological Context and Stratigraphy of the Sterkfontein Caves, South
Africa. … 1 Introduction. The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site covers an area of
approximately 800 km 2 in the northwest of Gauteng Province, South Africa (Fig. …