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Genomic Study Links Language Origins to Early Humans

3/15/2025

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A groundbreaking genomic analysis reveals that humans may have developed the capacity for language over 135,000 years ago, with its social use taking root around 100,000 years ago. This research underscores the idea that all languages stem from a shared origin, linking language to the symbolic thinking of early Homo sapiens.

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A groundbreaking genomic analysis reveals that humans may have developed the capacity for language over 135,000 years ago, with its social use taking root around 100,000 years ago. This research underscores the idea that all languages stem from a shared origin, linking language to the symbolic thinking of early Homo sapiens.