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behavioral modernity: a standalone construct

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behavioralmodernity1 CONSTRUCTBehavioral modernityMCBREARTY · ARCHAEOLOGY

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the suite of abstract, symbolic and planning behaviors of modern humans, argued here to have built up gradually in Africa.

In archaeology, behavioral modernity refers to the suite of abstract, symbolic and planning behaviors of modern humans, argued here to have built up gradually in Africa. This meaning comes from McBrearty (2000) in Journal of Human Evolution.[1]

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  1. McBrearty, S., & Brooks, A. S. (2000). The revolution that wasn't: a new interpretation of the origin of modern human behavior. Journal of Human Evolution, 39(5), 453-563. https://doi.org/10.1006/jhev.2000.0435

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