Discussing on the origins of symbolism from the latest paleoanthropological research: the case of Homo naledi

Giuseppe Iurato (1)

1 Department of Physics

From an historical-critical comparison of some data and certain results coming from paleoanthropology and neurosciences, we would like to do some possible remarks and putting forward some simple suggestions about the early origins of symbolic function starting from the recent discovery of a new species of the genus Homo, called Naledi.

Mots clés: prehistory; human evolution; symbolism

Domaines: Anthropologie biologique; Anthropologie sociale et ethnologie; Archéologie et Préhistoire; Psychologie

Giuseppe Iurato. Discussing on the origins of symbolism from the latest paleoanthropological research: the case of Homo naledi. Giornata di studio ''On the edge of disciplines'', An International Satellite Symposium of 18th World Congress of the World Association of Dynamic Psychiatry (WADP), Florence 2017 ., World Association of Dynamic Psychiatry (WADP) and University of Florence (IT), Dec 2016, Florence, Italy. ⟨hal-01408653v3⟩