How Did Ancient Humans Develop Language?

How did humans go from simple sounds and gestures to the thousands of languages spoken around the world today? In this video, we explore one of the biggest mysteries in human evolution: how ancient humans developed language. We look at animal communication, the evolution of the human brain and speech, symbolic behavior, gestures, Neanderthals, and the evidence scientists use to understand the origins of language. We don't know exactly when the first human language appeared — spoken words don't fossilize. But ancient bones, archaeology, genetics, and evidence of symbolic behavior can give us clues about how our ancestors may have developed increasingly complex ways of communicating. So what did the first human language sound like? And how did our ancestors go from simple signals to communicating ideas about the past, future, and things that weren't even there? Watch until the end to discover what scientists can — and can't — tell us about the first human words. #AncientHumans #HumanEvolution #language