The Human Legacy
OUR DISTANT ANCESTORS Humans first appeared in east Africa millions of years ago, and from there spread throughout the world.
HUMAN UNIVERSALS What were the universal qualities shared by our early ancestors as they migrated out of Africa?
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
The First Word Researchers inside and outside the field of linguistics are establishing the study of language evolution as a solid science.
Language Evolution How did forms of communication come to be, and how have they developed over the course of human life on earth?
The Indo-Europeans Theories of the origins of the Indo-Europeans.
NEW FINDINGS Links to new information about the Human Legacy.
