{"product_id":"the-revolutionary-origins-of-language-chris-knight-jerome-lewis","title":"The Revolutionary Origins of Language - Chris Knight \u0026 Jerome Lewis","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of how human speech came about—and the early human societies that shaped this vital skill \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHumans’ability to acquire speech is extraordinary. Scientists across the ages have been unable to find anything remotely like it in any other creature on Earth, whether in our primate cousins or other forms of life. Somehow, each of us is equipped from birth with the ability to learn, make sounds and communicate. But how did this unique skill develop? And what does it reveal about the nature of humanity?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eRadical anthropologists Chris Knight and Jerome Lewis explore our unique ability to speak, by studying thehunter-gatherer societies where it came about. Looking at the social dynamics of Indigenous peoples today, they demonstrate how a culture of egalitarianism amongst early humans allowed for the development of complex modes of communication. Only amidst a social order based on consensually agreed rules could language eventually emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Revolutionary Origins of Language\u003c\/i\u003eis a bold new assessment of our evolutionary past—and the complex conditions which produced our most prized skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/time-team\/view\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eto a special edition of the Time Team podcast, Helen Geake and Martyn Williams sit down with \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChris and Jerome\u003c\/span\u003e, to discuss their new book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author's:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eChris Knight is senior research associate in the department of anthropology at UCL and the author of two books on evolutionary linguistics. Jerome Lewis is associate professor of anthropology at UCL, whose research has focused for over 30 years on hunter-gatherers in Central Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional Details:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback - July 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial Science \/ \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAnthropology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYale University Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780300289206\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 336\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e234x153mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWeight: 0.582kg\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Time Team Digital","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57663238766972,"sku":"TROL-CKJL-HB","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/3097\/6932\/files\/9780300289206LR.jpg?v=1791926774","url":"https:\/\/shop.timeteamdigital.com\/products\/the-revolutionary-origins-of-language-chris-knight-jerome-lewis","provider":"Time Team","version":"1.0","type":"link"}