One of the major issues in palaeoanthropology and archaeology is when our hominin ancestors became like us. Humans living today have developed the capacity for ‘modern behavior'. Modern behavior can ...

A key to understanding behavioral modernity The team of researchers is hopeful that the study will inspire new discussions on the multifunctionality of ochre and its integration into both the symbolic ...

"Behavioral modernity” is the phrase some evolutionary theorists use to refer to the point in time at which our ancestors developed all of the traits that make humans utterly unique relative to other ...

The drive to create and innovate is central to the human condition and is unmatched in the animal kingdom. It may be the most defining feature of the behavioral changes-resulting in behavioral ...

"We now know that ochre was a multi-use tool that played an essential role in the daily lives of early modern humans. I believe this discovery could change how we view ochre and the past, and deepen ...