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A new study has shown that the origins of human communication began with hand gestures, and not sounds. The research team discovered this after tasking volunteers to describe words using grunts and then hand gestures. The latter was found to be, by far, the most effective method of conveying ideas and concepts. Testing Grunts and Hand Gestures The “archetypal” prehistoric human grunted when communicating. But this incorrect stereotype, that Hollywood has hammered home for decades, has now been dissolved in the face of a new scientific study. A team of scientists from the University of Western Australia has determined that our prehistoric ancestors likely “did not use sounds to communicate, and instead opted for hand gestures.” 10 Ancient Symbols You