Voices From Deep Time What Dogs, Pigs, and Marmosets Reveal About the Evolution of Human Speech

Humans aren’t alone in their talent for voices & babble. 🧠 New research shows dogs, pigs & humans share ancient brain wiring for vocal sounds, while fast-growing infant brains help humans & marmosets learn to talk. #Anthropology #LanguageEvolution #Neuroarchaeology #Linguistics

The Bow, the Brain, and the Human Mind How Precuneus Genetics and Pleistocene Hunting Shaped Human Attention

New research ties Pleistocene bowhunting to evolved human attention systems. The precuneus—a brain region unique to Homo sapiens—may have co-evolved with the cognitive demands of tracking and killing prey. #HumanEvolution #Paleoanthropology #Neuroarchaeology