Richard W. Byrne in 'Tree of Origin: What Primate Behaviour Can Tell Us about Human Social Evolution' Notes by Georgina Holmes BOOK...

Beginning in the rhythms of the womb, bipedal footsteps didn’t just set the stage for dance, drums, and John Bonham, but also speech itself.

Agriculture is not the sole cause of declining health; lifestyle factors play a more important role in whether health is adversely affected.

Philopatry-dispersal of opposite sexes observed in many animals as interbreeding avoidance mechanism

Here are my notes on 'Tree of Origin', I am in the process of turning what I have read into a summary... here are my points so far

astodon teeth are recognisably ‘tooth-shaped’. Unlike the separated and pointed nature of mastodon teeth, mammoths have smooth rigged teeth