Computer simulations provide new mathematical evidence that grandmothers were crucial for human evolution. Grandmother hypothesis - a famous theory that humans evolved longer adult lifespans than apes because grandmothers helped feed their grandchildren. "Grandmothering was the initial step toward making us who we are," says Kristen Hawkes, a distinguished professor of anthropology at the University of Utah and senior author of the new study published Oct. ...Wednesday 24 October 2012
Grandmas Helped Human Evolve: Study
Computer simulations provide new mathematical evidence that grandmothers were crucial for human evolution. Grandmother hypothesis - a famous theory that humans evolved longer adult lifespans than apes because grandmothers helped feed their grandchildren. "Grandmothering was the initial step toward making us who we are," says Kristen Hawkes, a distinguished professor of anthropology at the University of Utah and senior author of the new study published Oct. ...
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