What can we learn from our biologically close and distant relatives about human evolution, behavior, and sustainability? Comparing traits of humans and other species
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What can we learn from our ancestors about human evolution, behavior and sustainability? Exploring the characteristics of our ancestors, their living conditions, and the
Human Evolution Resources Gesturing and shared attention Even before children begin to speak, they are already communicating with the people around them: with the
Human Evolution Resources Life in groups For our ancestors since Homo erectus, the survival and raising of offspring depended more and more on the
Human language and our capacity for symbolic thinking are probably among the most challenging set of human traits to study and understand …
Human Evolution Resources Life with other groups The evolution and history of our species is not only characterized by living in isolated and small
Human Evolution Resources Early stone tools For a long time it was thought that the use and manufacture of tools are features that distinguish
Human Evolution Resources Agriculture and domestication For most of our evolutionary history, our species fed on the hunting and gathering of animals and plants
Human Evolution Resources Evolution of endurance running Many features of our body and our physiology suggest that they are not merely adaptations to upright
Human Evolution Resources Childhood, teaching, learning Primates, and apes in particular, have a long developmental phase (relative to the total lifespan) compared to other
