Social networks existed long before Facebook, LinkedIn, or Instagram. But how they formed in ancient times has sometimes stymied scientists. Now, a study in Nature Human Behaviour demonstrates that music played an important role in connecting different hunter-gatherer groups in Central Africa.
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Music Helped Connect Hunter-Gatherer Groups in Central Africa
How did music shape language? For hunter-gatherers in Central Africa, music may have worked as a social network.
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