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. 2023 Oct 2:46:e253.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X23000560.

The different paths to cultural convergence

Larissa Mendoza Straffon  1 , Aliki Papa  1 , Heidi Øhrn  1 , Andrea Bender  1
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The different paths to cultural convergence

Larissa Mendoza Straffon et al. Behav Brain Sci. .

Abstract

Morin envisions the adaptive landscape of graphic codes as an unfertile valley where writing rises as an isolated peak that humans managed to reach only on four occasions throughout all of history. By exploring the different paths to cultural convergence, we suggest an alternative landscape occupied by a mountain range of visual art systems. We conclude that graphic communication through visual art worked well enough to render writing contingent but not necessary in most cases.

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