{"id":1796,"date":"2008-12-03T14:02:18","date_gmt":"2008-12-03T13:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cognitionandculture.local\/?p=1796"},"modified":"2024-02-24T10:34:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T09:34:05","slug":"the-prehistoric-road-to-modernity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cognitionandculture.local\/blogs\/icci-blog\/the-prehistoric-road-to-modernity\/","title":{"rendered":"The prehistoric road to modernity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In ScienceNOW Daily News (1 December 2008) an interesting short article by Michael Balter entitled &#8220;The Long Road to Modernity&#8221;\u00a0 begins:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Most experts agree that Homo sapiens arose in Africa about 200,000 years ago and had more brainpower than earlier hominid species. But it&#8217;s a matter of debate whether modern humans got smarter in one big cognitive leap or gradually developed their greater intelligence. New dating of an important hominid site in Ethiopia suggests that the road to advanced cognition was long and winding.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read the whole article <a href=\"http:\/\/cognitionandculture.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Long-Road-to-Modernity.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cognitionandculture.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008120111.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18703\" src=\"http:\/\/cognitionandculture.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008120111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cognitionandculture.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008120111.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cognitionandculture.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008120111-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>Sophisticated stone tools were found both above and below a volcanic layer<br \/>\ndated to 280,000 years ago (arrow).<br \/>\n(Credit: Paul Renne)<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In ScienceNOW Daily News (1 December 2008) an interesting short article by Michael Balter entitled &#8220;The Long Road to Modernity&#8221;\u00a0 begins: &#8220;Most experts agree that Homo sapiens arose in Africa about 200,000 years ago and had more brainpower than earlier hominid species. 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