Stone Tools and the Linguistic Capabilities of Earlier Hominids

James Steele, Angus Quinlan, Francis Wenban-Smith
1995 Cambridge Archaeological Journal  
The evolution of human manipulative abilities may be clearly linked to the evolution of speech motor control Both creativity and complexity in vocal and manipulative gestures may be closely linked to a single dimension of brain evolution -the evolution of absolute brain size. Inferring the linguistic capabilities of earlier hominids from their lithic artefacts, however, required us to take account of domain-specific constraints on manipulative skill In this article we report on a pilot
more » ... pping experiment designed to identify such constraints 'in action'.
doi:10.1017/s0959774300015043 fatcat:pdtepjpn3jhcxdiktdhtjpalim