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demographic hypothesis of modern behavior: a standalone construct

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Paleolithic archaeology

the hypothesis that modern behavior appeared when population density rose enough to sustain cumulative culture, not through a biological change.

In paleolithic archaeology, demographic hypothesis of modern behavior refers to the hypothesis that modern behavior appeared when population density rose enough to sustain cumulative culture, not through a biological change. This meaning comes from Powell (2009) in Science.[1]

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Powell, A., Shennan, S., & Thomas, M. G. (2009). Late Pleistocene Demography and the Appearance of Modern Human Behavior. Science, 324(5932), 1298-1301. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1170165

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