Extensive #SocialNetworks and continent-wide exchange between different hunter-gatherer groups in the #CongoBasin preserved a cultural #diversity that evolved thousands of years ago, University of study suggests:

https://idw-online.de/en/news834135 via @idw_online

Cultural and Linguistic Networks of Central African Hunter-Gatherers Have Ancient Origin

Original publication:

@padillaccc et al., Deep history of cultural and linguistic evolution among Central African hunter-gatherers, Nat Hum Behav (2024). 🔓

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01891-y