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Early humans show chimp like hearing with savanna advantage
Anthropologists from Binghamton University analyze 2 million year old fossils from Sterkfontein Swartkrans and Sima de los Huesos using CT scans to map ear structures. Findings indicate Australopithecus africanus and Paranthropus robustus heard 1.0 to 6.0 kHz better than chimps, similar to humans at Sima de los Huesos, suggesting savanna adaptation and potential but not proof of language emergence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton University
New York
Rolf Quamn
Sterkfontein
Swartkrans
South Africa
Science Advances
Quam
Binghamton
Sima de Los Huesos
Bones
Spain