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Explore the complex origins of human behavior in Before Modern Humans: New Perspectives on the African Stone Age. This academic volume by Grant McCall offers a deep assessment of Lower and Middle Pleistocene African prehistory. It examines the transition into the Middle Stone Age, providing a new way to look at how our ancestors interacted with their environment. Grant McCall argues that the onset of the Middle Stone Age represents the beginning of landscape use patterns similar to those seen in modern human foragers. The book explores how the development of "home base" residential site use occurred in a mosaic fashion over hundreds of thousands of years. By studying these prehistoric shifts, readers gain a better understanding of the evolutionary processes that shaped early human life. This work is an essential resource for those interested in biological sciences, evolution, and human prehistory. It presents a compelling model of brain evolution linked to increasing subsistence diversity and intensity. Whether you are a student or a researcher, this Routledge publication provides a fresh perspective on the foundational stages of human development.

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Examines Lower and Middle Pleistocene African prehistory to provide a detailed look at early human development.

Analyzes the transition to the Middle Stone Age and its connection to modern human foraging patterns.

Investigates the origins of home base residential site use and how it evolved over long periods.

Proposes a unique model of brain evolution driven by changes in subsistence diversity and intensity.

Offers a new paradigm for understanding the origins of modern human behavior through landscape use.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
30 November 2014
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29 November 2012

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