The Origins of Human Behaviour

How can we learn about the evolution of our own species and trace the origins of human behaviour in the distant past? This volume explores the diverse ways in which the evolution of human behaviour can be investigated and confronts the most challenging aspects of the subject. It provides new insights into the process of human innovation and the growth of human intelligence and points the way forward in one of the most swiftly expanding areas of research for modern evolutionary biology and anthropology.

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xv
Introduction: Investigating the Origins of Human Behaviour	p. 1
Chimpanzee Material Culture What Are Its Limits and Why?	p. 13
How Useful Is the Culture Concept in Early Hominid Studies?	p. 25
References	p. 37
The Significance of Modern Hunter-Gatherers in the Study of Early Hominid Behaviour	p. 39
Archaeological Evidence for Modern Intelligence	p. 52
The Invention of Computationally Plausible Knowledge Systems in the Upper Palaeolithic	p. 67
Notes	p. 80
An Interactive Growth Model Applied to the Expansion of Upper Palaeolithic Populations	p. 82
Aboriginal Fossil Hominids: Evolution and Migrations	p. 97
Index	p. 115
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