Review of: "Does Palaeolithic Resource Management Leading to Domestication Explain Human “Modernity”?"

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Authors: Yaron Dekel
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Abstract

The manuscript by Maciej Henneberg proposes that Palaeolithic resource management of large mammals may have initiated domestication processes that ultimately contributed to human selfdomestication and "modernity" .While the paper is thoughtful and wide-ranging, several fundamental conceptual and chronological issues weaken its central argument.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Language and cultural evolution

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Publication date
19 January 2026