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A million years of music : the emergence of human modernity
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A million years of music : the emergence of human modernity

by Gary Tomlinson

This study examines the evolutionary origins of music, tracing the development of cognitive and social capacities from prehuman ancestors to modern humans. It integrates archaeology and linguistics to analyse the interaction between biology and cultural behaviour.

Accession 9472 ISBN 9781935408659 Publisher Zone Books
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