• DOI:10.1126/science.1170165
Corpus ID: 206518315

Late Pleistocene Demography and the Appearance of Modern Human Behavior

@article{Powell2009LatePD,
  title={Late Pleistocene Demography and the Appearance of Modern Human Behavior},
  author={Adam Powell and S. Shennan and Mark George Thomas},
  journal={Science},
  year={2009},
  volume={324},
  pages={1298 - 1301}
}

Adam Powell, S. Shennan, Mark George Thomas

Published 2009

Biology, Medicine

Science

War and Peace? Modern behavior, including the development of advanced tools, musical instruments, and art, seems to have arisen in humans in stages. The earliest hints are seen in Africa about 70 to 90,000 years ago, but later in Europe about 45,000 years ago. An ongoing discussion centers on the origins and significance of human prosociality. During early human development, could the benefits of altruistic behavior have outweighed its costs (see the Perspective by Mace)? Bowles (p. 1293… CONTINUE READING

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