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@RadicalAnthro@c.im 3 wk. ago

We're running an interdisciplinary workshop @UCL on the emergence of language:

What made us "hunter-gatherers of words"?
🌑 Tues Nov 10 🌒 10:30-6pm

A fantastic lineup of speakers --
details here,
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/social-historical-sciences/events/2026/nov/what-made-us-hunter-gatherers-words

Contact me on c.power@ucl.ac.uk if you would like to attend. Very welcome

Programme of Nov 10 workshop
'What made us hunter-gatherers of words?'
Session 1 Introduction: the emergence of virtual worlds. Speakers Chris Sinha, Cedric Boeckx, Cecilia Padilla-Iglesias, Haneul Jang, Chris Stringer
Session 2 Egalitarianism, gender, morality and childhood. Speakers Danai Papageorgiou, Morna Funngan & Ingrid Lewis, Kit Opie, Judith Burkart

Session 3 Body Art and Ritual. Speakers Francesco d'Errico, Ian Watts and Camilla Power. Chris Knight & Jerome Lewis — Programme of Nov 10 workshop 'What made us hunter-gatherers of words?' Session 1 Introduction: the emergence of virtual worlds. Speakers Chris Sinha, Cedric Boeckx, Cecilia Padilla-Iglesias, Haneul Jang, Chris Stringer Session 2 Egalitarianism, gender, morality and childhood. Speakers Danai Papageorgiou, Morna Funngan & Ingrid Lewis, Kit Opie, Judith Burkart Session 3 Body Art and Ritual. Speakers Francesco d'Errico, Ian Watts and Camilla Power. Chris Knight & Jerome Lewis

UCL Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences

What made us ‘hunter-gatherers of words’?

Explore the origins of human language at this interdisciplinary UCL workshop, examining the roles of cooperation, gender, childhood, kinship and ritual, followed by a book launch.

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