中古石器時代の貝殻珠がイスラエルとアルジェリアで発見されました
Marian Vanhaereny1, Francesco d'Errico, Chris Stringer
1Centre for the Evolution of Cultural Diversity, University College London, 31-34 Gordon Square, London WC1H OPY, UK. Ethnologie Préhistorique, CNRS UMR 7041, 21 Allée de l'Université, F-92023 Nanterre, France. m.vanhaeren@ucl.ac.uk
まとめ
アジアとアフリカの初期の現代人は,象征的な目的で貝殻のビーズを使用していましたが,これは10万年から13万5千年前にさかのぼる穴をあけた海洋貝殻によって証明されています. この発見は,現代人による個人的な装飾のタイムラインを大幅に後押しします.
科学分野:
- 考古学考古学とは
- 古人類学は,古人類学である.
- 人間の起源 人類の起源
背景:
- 現代人 (ホモ・サピエンス) は,象徴的な表現を含む複雑な行動を示す.
- 個人の装飾品の使用は,認知発達と文化的伝播の重要な指標と考えられています.
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