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

The authors explore whether evidence of early animal domestication during the Palaeolithic could shed light on human modernity and its possible connection to self-domestication.This is a compelling question that has appeared in the literature before but remains highly debated.Their paper reviews existing theories about domestication, drawing on archaeological ndings, evidence of animal use in human societies, and molecular data.They discuss several case studies in detail, including reindeer, horses, bovids, and wolves/dogs.The authors consider how early forms of animal management might have in uenced human selfdomestication and shaped human interactions with the environment.They also touch on unresolved issues concerning human origins and large-scale migrations.While the paper does not present new empirical discoveries, it provides a fresh perspective by shifting attention toward the broader conceptual understanding of domestication and its potential role in human evolution.