Ten Nodes of Symbolizing Humanity: From the First Hominin to the Neolithic - Couverture souple

Susko, Michael A

 
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Synopsis

Ten Nodes of Symbolizing Humanity applies a scientific model of logarithmic time to human cultural evolution, charting how symbolic capacity unfolded in distinct, accelerating stages over the last 8 million years. Beginning with the first hominins and culminating near the rise of civilization, this work identifies ten major nodes of symbolic emergence-from habitual bipedalism and the earliest stone tools to abstract image-making and burial of the dead. Each node is supported by archaeological and paleontological evidence and interpreted through a framework of logarithmic halving, revealing a patterned pulse of cultural and cognitive breakthroughs. This study proposes that symbolic behavior evolved in tandem with biological change and was central to the human lineage. Bridging anthropology, evolutionary theory, and systems modeling, this work invites renewed scientific inquiry into the rhythmic structure of human evolution.

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À propos de l'auteur

With an interdisciplinary background in Philosophy and Counseling Psychology, the author has taught college-level courses including Archetypes in History, the History of Madness in Western Civilization, and Symbolism of Indigenous Cultures. A lifetime of reading history led him to develop and apply a generational timeline model that illuminates overlooked patterns across civilizations - work he now shares to make world history newly accessible and meaningful to all.

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