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Softer, processed foods changed the way ancient humans spoke

  • Written by Steven Moran, Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Comparative Linguistics, University of Zürich
Milling grain meant less wear and tear on neolithic teeth, which had other effects on language.Juan Aunion/Shutterstock.com

The human capacity for language divides our species from the rest of the animal kingdom. Language has not only allowed us to conquer all corners of the globe, but to devise writing, mathematics and all things thereafter.

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