The singing Neanderthals : the origins of music, language, mind, and body / Steven Mithen.

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Main Author: Mithen, Steven J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007, c2006.
Edition:1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.
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245 1 4 |a The singing Neanderthals :  |b the origins of music, language, mind, and body /  |c Steven Mithen. 
250 |a 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed. 
260 |a Cambridge, Mass. :  |b Harvard University Press,  |c 2007, c2006. 
300 |a ix, 374 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 22 cm. 
500 |a "First published in 2005 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Ltd, London"--T.p. verso. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-360) and index. 
505 0 |a The mystery of music : the need for an evolutionary history of music -- pt. 1: The present. More than cheesecake? : the similarities and differences between music and language -- Music without language : the brain, aphasia, and musical savants -- Language without music : acquired and congenital amusia -- The modularity of music and language : music processing within the brain -- Talking and singing to baby : brain maturation, language learning, and perfect pitch -- Music hath charms and can heal : music, emotion, medicine, and intelligence -- pt. 2: The past. Grunts, barks, and gestures : communication by monkeys and apes -- Songs on the savannah : the origin of "hmmmm" communication -- Getting into rhythm : the evolution of bipedalism and dance -- Imitating nature : communication about the natural world -- Singing for sex : Is music a product of sexual selection? -- The demands of parenthood : human life history and emotional development -- Making music together : the significance of cooperation and social bonding -- Neanderthals in love : "hmmmmm" communication by Homo neanderthalensis -- The origin of language : the origin of Homo sapiens and the segmentation of "hmmmmm" -- A mystery explained, but not diminished : modern human dispersal, communicating with the gods, and the remnants of "hmmmmm." 
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