Critically examine the evidence of and hypotheses about when, where, and, perhaps, how spoken language first emerged in humans.

You are required to write a 10-to-12-page research paper (not counting the bibliography, title page, images, figures, tables). Our main literature sources should be academic journals and academic books. You must include a minimum of eight references in your bibliography, of which five must be from refereed (academic) journals. The paper should follow the reference style of the Society for American Archaeology.