# Where language began

Nobody knows how or when speech began, because it leaves no fossils. Proposals range from gesture to song to tool making, and the question is studied by linguists, archaeologists and biologists together.

Connects to:
- [Language](https://mapideas.org/i/language)
- [Rhythm and polyrhythm](https://mapideas.org/i/mu_rhythm)
- [Sign languages](https://mapideas.org/i/la_signed)

Sources:
- [Wikipedia: Origin of language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_language)

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