Richard Klein

The Dawn of Human Culture

Chapter 1  -- Dawn at Twilight Cave

 

This chapter outlines the major issues addressed in the book.  Later chapters address the issues raised in this chapter.

 

1)     When do we see the first bipedal primates?

2)     When do we see the emergence of complex cultural behavior? 

3)     What is punctuated equilibrium?  How does it differ from the standard model of Darwinian evolution?

4)     Outline the four spurts of evolutionary change presented by Klein. 

5)     When did each of the spurts occur?

 

Review these notes as you read each of Klein’s chapters.  It will help you place each chapter in the big picture.