Un análisis computacional de las líneas prehistóricasdiseños geométricos y lenguaje
ISSN: 0514-7336
Ano de publicación: 2013
Número: 71
Páxinas: 15-43
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Zephyrus: Revista de prehistoria y arqueología
Resumo
El enfoque usual en Paleoantropología y Arqueología ha sido analizar los restos prehistóricos desde la perspectiva de la conducta con la que pudieron asociarse �simbólica, tecnológica, social, etc. En lo que respecta al lenguaje, la presencia de objetos simbólicos en el registro arqueológico se ha tomado como indicador automático de la existencia de lenguaje complejo en la Prehistoria. Este trabajo presenta un enfoque muy diferente: analizar los restos prehistóricos desde la perspectiva de los procesos y las capacidades computacionales mentales requeridas para producir esos objetos. Esta perspectiva deja de lado la �semántica� de las piezas �su posible carácter simbólico o representacional�, para centrarse en el análisis de rasgos puramente formales que revelen una complejidad computacional semejante a la del lenguaje. El artículo analiza desde esa perspectiva (1) los diseños geométricos producidos en el Paleolítico medio e inferior de Eurasia por especies como Homo neanderthalensis y quizás Homo heidelbergensis, y (2) los diseños geométricos producidos durante la Edad de la Piedra Media africana por los Humanos Anatómicamente Modernos. La comparación en términos computacionales entre ambos tipos de diseños permite inferir el tipo de lenguaje asociado a esas especies.
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