Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id QAA13527 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:59:29 GMT X-Originating-IP: [199.35.202.153] From: "Grant Callaghan" <grantc4@hotmail.com> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Fwd: Carvings Spark Debate on Origin of Abstract Thought Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 08:55:03 -0800 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <LAW2-F67QY50japlX2C0001fe60@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jan 2002 16:55:03.0568 (UTC) FILETIME=[E14AB900:01C19B89] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Excellent article. I recently saw a photograph of a flute made out of what
looked like a femur that was carbon dated around 40,000 ago. The number of
holes in it suggests development of a musical scale had already been
achieved by that time. There was more culture in our ancient past than we
imagine today.
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>Carvings Spark Debate on Origin of Abstract Thought
>
>Science: The discovery suggests the ability began longer ago than
>believed, and in Africa, not Europe.
>By USHA LEE McFARLING
>TIMES SCIENCE WRITER
>
>January 11 2002
>
>The very modern human traits of complex and abstract thinking may have
>evolved in Africa 77,000 years ago--almost twice as early as previously
>believed--according to a team of anthropologists who unearthed
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