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As far as we know, human beings are unique among primates in their capacity to spontaneously generate language. Language forms the basis of human communication as well as human memory and the creation of narratives (stories) about our human past.
Thus, the creation and transmission of history-stories about our personal and collective pasts-also seems to be a uniquely human trait.
Not only do we talk about our past, we also erect monuments to past events and people, we create rituals and other events their celebrate and honor the past, and we use our creativity and aesthetic sensibilities to encode memories of past feelings in songs, dances,
books, pictures and dramas.
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