Download or read book Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution written by Andrew Lock and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the full text of the "Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution," edited by Andrew Lock and Charles R. Peters. Highlights the sections of the book, including palaeoanthropology, social and socio-cultural systems, ontogeny and symbolism, and language systems. Discusses human phylogeny, evolutionary trees of apes and humans from DNA sequences, social relations, early interaction and cognitive skills, spoken language, and sign language.