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Rock art from at least 67,800 years ago in Sulawesi

All dating work was undertaken at the BIOMICS laboratory in the Geoarchaeology and Archaeometry Research Group (GARG) of…
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Anthropology.net Nov 25

RE: https://sciences.social/@primatology/115607653707738469

Wild orangutan diets are mastered via cultural learning. Modeling confirms social absence halts full dietary acquisition, indicating cumulative culture's deep evolutionary roots in great apes. #Hominidae #CulturalEvolution #PrimateStudies

Rumpy Nov 1

#DEI must change. Free speech empowers individuals to challenge prevailing norms, question authority, and advocate for change, driving social and cultural evolution. #SocialChange #CulturalEvolution

Anthropology.net Oct 25

Across 90 societies, social norms have softened: people are freer, but also more mindful of harm. A new global study reveals how the moral rules of everyday life are quietly evolving. #CulturalEvolution #SocialNorms #Anthropology #HumanBehavior https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-age-of-permission-how-the-rules

The Age of Permission: How the Rules That Shape Everyday Life Are Changing

A sweeping global study reveals that human societies have grown more tolerant of individual freedom—but less forgiving of inconsiderate behavior.

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Anthropology.net Oct 8

New @science.org Advances model finds all small-scale societies—from Inuit to Amazonian farmers—obey the same law of innovation: each new tool costs more than it gives. The politics of invention began long before the state.
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The Politics of Tools: How Small-Scale Societies Engineered the First Technologies of Power

Even the simplest toolkits, those of hunter-gatherers & early farmers, follow deep mathematical laws of innovation, revealing how efficiency, scarcity & identity shaped hierarchies

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snorlax8917 at KillBait Sep 18

Cultural Evolution May Be Shaping Humanity More Than Genetics, Researchers Suggest

Researchers from the University of Maine propose that human evolution is being increasingly influenced by cultural practices rather than genetics. In a study published in BioScience, Timothy M. Waring and Zachary T. Wood argue that culture is now the primary driver of human adaptation. While genetic... [More info]

porygon1492 at KillBait Sep 18

Cultural Evolution May Be Shaping Humanity More Than Genetics, Researchers Suggest

I think leaning more on cultural systems could open up huge opportunities for fairness and collective progress, since we can adapt faster than biology ever could. The challenge, though, is making sure those systems stay inclusive and don’t just reinforce inequality. It’s all about how we shape them ...

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nidoran1232 at KillBait Sep 17

Cultural Evolution May Be Shaping Humanity More Than Genetics, Researchers Suggest

How might the increasing influence of cultural evolution over genetic evolution reshape our future societies, and what potential challenges could arise as we rely more on societal systems than biological traits for adaptation?

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Riccardo Fusaroli Aug 7, 2025

. #CulturalEvolution people! I am analyzing a transmission chain study where participants receive navigation instructions to find a goal (in one of 2 conditions), find it, then produce instructions for a similar task for the next generation, and draw a map (untransmitted). I can 1/