Is Bead Find Proof Modern Thought Began in Africa?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0331_040331_ostrichman.html

Hillary Mayell, National Geographic News


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This site from National Geographic examines the consequences of the discovery of human-crafted ostrich-eggshell beads in Africa that appear to be 70,000 years old. The find suggests that humans were capable of symbolic thought much earlier than previously believed.


Subject: Biology:Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work